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Monthly Archives: January 2007
Tra la, tra la
V. and Noah’s 4th day was much like Thursday – he was happy to see her, mad at me for leaving, and tired and a bit strung out by the end of the morning. They went to the library together, … Continue reading
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I am an attachment parenting suck
Carl and I just put our bed (mattress and boxspring) on the floor. In the corner, so that when we do bring Noah into bed with us in the morning (as we have been at about 5 most mornings) he … Continue reading
Adjustments all around
Friday was really a challenging day. Noah was (predictably) off his stride and all he wanted to do was watch Signing Time, which is sort of like his own predictable universe (I think kids his age like books and TV in part because … Continue reading
This means he’s attached, right? // Editorial madness
This morning V. came and Noah was fine until suddenly he wasn’t. He cried. He threw himself at my office door, threw toys at my office door, threw himself on the ground and kicked and screamed. After a half hour … Continue reading
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The nanny diaries: day three
Yesterday was V.’s third morning with us. I’m still hopeful, moving towards happy. Noah cried a bit (I made the mistake of ‘disappearing’ into my office rather than saying bye) and she was warm and calm and it seemed very genuine. … Continue reading
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The choice that haunts
Lots of heavy stuff lately. That’ll change, but not in this post. This is a post about taking my daughter off a ventilator. Feel free not to read it. I reserve the right, on this post, to delete comments if … Continue reading
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Snow day!
Today was one of those perfect winter days – fluffy snow on the ground (over ice, sadly) and the temperature quite warm enough to go out and enjoy it. So, after V. left and after lunch, Noah and I did. … Continue reading
The jalapeno scale of depression
In 1992, the year my life well and truly fell apart, I went on Prozac two weeks before I went to Italy on a scholarship to study Roman Art and Architecture in situ, so to speak. I did not precisely … Continue reading
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Exhaling
Noah and V. got along really well today. I’m starting to have hope that this could work out. Of course some part of me assumes that means it won’t. I’m amazed at how quickly my stress levels are dropping at … Continue reading
Fast food
While I’m thinking of it, some of the fast food that has worked during this crazy period. Pasta tofu-esto Whole wheat or oter pasta + mashed up extra-firm tofu + 1 jar pesto = yummy one pot goodness. For some … Continue reading
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