Welcome to the Sunday Surf, a tour of the
best blogposts I've read throughout the week.
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| Hmm … one of these cats is not a cat. |
Good links to share!
Connecting Quintillian’s ancient thoughts on obedience with modern childrearing.
It’s pretty clear that the belief that unruly children need to be disciplined into submission is still alive and kicking in contemporary parenting philosophies.
Dear Father of my Child,
I hope this finds you well. Happy Father’s Day!
Oh, you haven’t had a chance to properly celebrate Father’s Day? I’m sorry.
I really am sorry.
[…]
My son didn’t have a father, and still maybe doesn’t have a father[…].
Powerful stuff from a single mama.
As a former sufferer of piano lessons (heh heh), I’ve often wondered how we might unschool music. This unschooled, musical adult has many interesting thoughts on just that (with some helpful links on language learning besides).
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I wrote this when I was pregnant with Alrik two-plus years ago and never hit "publish," I guess afraid my pickiness about clothing would come across wrong. I'm feeling willing to take the chance now that it will just spark some interesting discussions.
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I've been sorting through boxes of Mikko's baby things, trying to find (a) newborn clothes and diaper covers and (b) homebirth supplies. I've been piling things by size, and Mikko has been trying to help me, which has been not as helpful as he intends. "No! Not in that pile, Mama. Here, I do it right."
I'm astonished at how many of his baby clothes I don't like.
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Unsnapped one-pieces made for good
boxing robes for our bruiser. |
For one thing, his sex was a surprise, prompting everyone to load us up with pastel yellows and greens. Then, once he was born, it was all light blue, all the time.
Don't get me wrong — those are all lovely colors, in moderation. But I lean toward vibrant clothes for kids, and the pastels just look insipid to me.
And beyond the colors are the cuts. We got a lot of onesies and other one-pieces. I know people think onesies are the awesomest thing ever — except that we don't. I was doing elimination communication AND cloth diapering a baby who peed every five minutes (no exaggeration). PLUS, we had a huge baby who was wearing diapers that were on the bulky side — we could barely ever get the snaps closed in the first place, much less keep them that way. I intuited that we would need separates; I put several examples of
kimono-style t-shirts and
elastic-waist pants on our baby registry and pleaded in the comments that these would be "so convenient!" No one took the hint.
Welcome to the Sunday Surf, a tour of the
best blogposts I've read throughout the week.
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We had an impromptu adventure: hopping the bus and light rail to explore
the airport. (Well, the parts you can get to without a ticket!) I love
public transportation excursions — perfect for kids, cheap for me! |
Good links to share!
So true!
We know it’s true that they grow up too fast. But feeling like I have to enjoy every moment doesn’t feel like a gift, it feels like one more thing that is impossible to do, and right now, that list is way too long. Not every moment is enjoyable as a parent; it wasn’t for you, and it isn’t for me. You just have obviously forgotten. I can forgive you for that. But if you tell me to enjoy every moment one more time, I will need to break up with you.
I am a mystery buff. I read detective novels — heck, I write them! I relish whodunnit movies and miniseries. I follow along with stories of true crimes past and present. And I watch a lot of crime dramas on TV.
I like to think I'm pretty much a full-fledged detective myself … of the armchair variety.
I might never have analyzed a peculiar residue left at a crime scene or immediately identified the cause of death of badly decomposed remains or tricked a suspect into confessing on tape. But I like to think I could — if I ever stood up and went outdoors. Yep, I'm an indoor gumshoe, and proud of it! I can totally solve anything … that's on TV.
Which is why I was so happy to receive an advance copy of the first episode of the second season of Perception, a crime drama on TNT. TNT is known as the Home of Crime Drama, and indeed, many of my favorite detective-in-training shows are right there on that channel!
I had never seen Perception, though, so I was eager to give it a viewing.
View high resolution PhD in Parenting - Boycotting “Made in Bangladesh” Will Do More Harm Than Good. Insightful look at the ethics of the clothes we buy.
I'm Lauren Wayne, writer and natural parent. I embrace attached parenting with an emphasis toward green living. 
