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Archive for September, 2006
September 27 2006
Growing Up the Boy Named Sue
Recently, an acquaintaince of mine and I were discussing a particular instructor we’d both had. He was a large man (over 6’4″), heavy, with a deep, booming voice, and a very rapid-fire, agressive, New-Yorkey conversational style. “Don’t you find him intimidating?” my friend asked me. Upon reflection… no. I really didn’t. I wasn’t even really [...]
September 26 2006
Made For Birthing
Not long ago, the discussion came up, as it does, about women who’ve just had babies. One woman mentioned a four-hour labor, where the baby practically fell out of her. “That woman was just made for birthing!” was the exclamation. I stared intently into my drink, not meeting anyone’s eyes. At all. I had a [...]
September 12 2006
Thank You
Yesterday, we did a family field trip to IKEA. And I’m here this morning to brag shamelessly. The IKEA warehouse in Emeryville is huge. I mean, bafflingly, overwhelmingly huge. And you’re fed through it like rats in a maze, complete with arrows painted on the floor to keep you from getting lost forever. I assumed [...]
September 10 2006
Props To Me!
I am totally pleased to announce that I am now a Featured Author on Life Without School, a blog for homeschoolers and unschoolers, to explore what our lives are like. My premiere post, “Unschooling Birth” is the same as I posted here a few days ago. But this will be the only crossover; all my [...]
September 5 2006
Closer
Anyone who cosleeps can tell you that sometimes, on some nights, a king sized bed just isn’t enough. Rowan has his own bed, in our room, and has the ability to sleep wherever he prefers. Sometimes, that’s his bed, sometimes, it’s ours. Some nights, he wants his own space, some nights, he wants to cuddle. [...]
