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Planning a Neighborhood Movie Night
When Matt and I were dreaming and scheming about building a house, we purchased a large outdoor movie screen, so that we could invite friends over and watch movies outside.Now that we’ve lived in our house for almost two years, we should get this party started!Maybe once a month? In April, May, June, July, August, and September?We would definitely need to do it after bedtime since our boys go to bed so early. Maybe it could start at 7pm? And we could socialize for the first 30 minutes and then start the movie at 7:30pm?We could just open the back gate and let people enter from… Read More -
May: Reflection & Rejuvenation
April! Wow. You went fast. And you pretty much thwarted my attempts at Balance.But, hey, I’ve got one more month of school left before I can officially declare our first year complete. How amazing is that? And despite the glitches that come from starting a school from scratch, we still had 11 times as many applications as spots for the 2015-16 school year. And it’s only going to get better from here.[Thank you for letting me indulge in a little pep talk to myself. These are the kinds of thing I have to remind myself of over and over because this work is so hard and the ratio… Read More -
Talking with Our Children about Sex
It’s important for me to try and raise Henry in a way that teaches him to be responsible with his sexuality and to feel proud of his body and himself.
I found From Diapers to Dating: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children early on, and it has been a valuable resource for me over the past four years.I’ve been implementing these strategies since Henry was born, and I’m happy with his knowledge level and his comfort in talking about things with me. He knows that boys have penises and girls have vaginas, and he knows that babies grow inside of women’s uteruses. He loves hearing the story… Read More
