Category: Motherhood

I recently wrote a piece for the Washington Post on the importance of holding our children accountable for their actions, particularly when they make choices that hurt others. It was inspired by something that happened almost a year ago and has stuck with Milo, as he still brings it up today. If you have a … Continue reading “The Gift of Accountability”

Not too long ago, I attended open house at the boys’ school and was delighted to follow first Emil, then Milo and Oliver, through some of the work they do throughout the day. While Milo and Oliver chose math lessons to share with me (which blew my mind and made me wish I had been … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired: Watercolors”

The Friday after Thanksgiving, while Andrew worked from home, I took the boys for a little hike at Laumeier Sculpture Park. Milo had recently visited with the other third-years at his school and wanted to show us the big empty swimming pool where he and his friends had run and played for their recess.

Two funny things: the first, Emil greeting me at the door this past weekend as Milo and I arrived home from circus class, “MAMA! I’m wearing 10 shirts!” And Oliver made it to 16 shirts. Here are the chubby versions of my children. I assure you that seeing them move around (especially on the trampoline … Continue reading “Happy Thanksgiving!”

The Dead Bird, by Margaret Wise Brown We recently checked out this book from the library and were delighted to find a simple, timeless, story from a child’s perspective about death. I was surprised to find out that Brown’s original text copyright was from 1938, and that the book has been reissued in 2016 (with … Continue reading “Reading…”