Category Archives: the smallies
Games ‘n Such: Fun Round-Up (Spring 2013)
A little mash-up of things that have added fun or practicality to our household in the past months since the Winter 2013 edition. These stainless steel straws. M loves to drink a smoothie every morning before school. As in EVERY … Continue reading
Operation “Don’t Touch Me”: Autonomy and Affection
Are you a huggy kind of person? I am not. Though I often do it, it’s actually not instinctual for me to hug “hello” like it is for some folks. I’m someone who can easily get “touched out”, meaning that … Continue reading
Nonplussed By Fashion Industry Language: An Open Letter
The impetus for today’s post is this article here on Huffington Post. I get that it (and other articles like it) is supposed to be an uplifting, “we’re making forward strides” kind of piece, and to a large extent, it … Continue reading
The World Through a 5 Year Old’s Rose (Blush) Colored Glasses
It’s sometimes challenging to be the parent of a young girl, at least in the context of balancing things like wearing make-up (which I do, minimally), beauty and self-esteem. Especially when you read stories like this. I’ve written about this … Continue reading
Please, Thank You and I’m Sorry
One thing we do as parents of young children is teach them how to navigate the world with appropriate interjections of politeness and civility. On the quilt of humanity, it is often the only thing that keeps the edges from … Continue reading