How cool as a kid To make your dad sincerely, Genuinely, laugh. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I fancy myself funny at times. Not always, but many times I am able to get giggles from people. Therefore, I take special pride in (and way too much credit for) the fact that my 9-year-old daughter, AP, is getting a good [...]
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Funny Girl
Posted by Family Haikus on May 30, 2012
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Oh, Great… New Guilt (flavored with Gratitude)
(the following haiku must be spoken in your best wrestling announcer voice…) It’s a G word fight!! Guilt v. gratitude… cage match! The victor? Stay tuned… …………………………………………………. I work full-time and my husband stays at home with the kids (one in school full days, one in half days). He manages the household – laundry, cooking, [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on April 28, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/oh-great-new-guilt-flavored-with-gratitude/
I Strongly Dislike Paleontologists (#2 in the Bastards series)
Complex dino names Roll off his tongue like ice cream While I stammer, lost… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am mother to the most adorable, sweet, kiss-filled 5-year-old boy in the entire universe. Yes, he is just like your 5-year-old boy, just a wee bit better. (I must confess that last week he showed his boy parts to [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on April 21, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/i-strongly-dislike-paleontologists-2-in-the-bastards-series/
Dad, Now I Understand
My parent’s wisdom: fits better with age, although acknowledged too late. ……………………………………………………….. The title of this posting is one of the hardest to see in writing. Who wants to admit their parent may actually have a valid point? Granted, it is far easier to acknowledge in my 40′s than in 20′s, but still, it ain’t [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 16, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/dad-now-i-understand/
Am I being replaced?
Sitting here jealous of homework and puppy walks. I don’t wanna work. ””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” The change has been quite subtle… My daughter would run to Dad as much as me when she hurt herself and needed comfort. And then the kids would call me Dad (granted, they would call him Mom). But a few weeks ago [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 29, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/am-i-being-replaced/
Puppy Pirates – the Art of Conversation with a 5 year old (Part 1)
Lightning McTalker Speeds round the conversation Leaving me in dust ********************************** I picked AB up from the gym child care one day last week. He was hunkered down in the far corner with the only other kids in there at that time – two girls. They weren’t visible when I first walked in, so it [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 24, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/puppy-pirates-the-art-of-conversation-with-a-5-year-old-part-1/
Making Choices – My 5 Roles
Embrace the choices: They map your way forward and Soothe the looks backward. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I learned something a few years ago from an executive at my company that has helped me with my work/life balance. He (yes, it was a he) hypothesized that each of us can reasonably have 5 roles in life that we [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 22, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/making-choices-my-5-roles/
Deposits and Withdrawals
“Mom… I don’t feel good” A ploy? A ruse? The truth? Ack! Who can ever tell?! ……………………………………………………… There are days I seriously doubt my abilities as a mom, especially when my kids don’t feel well. I have this fantasy that in Little House on the Prairie days the mothers all had this 6th sense about [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 16, 2012
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