If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood, and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Sunshine has been tickling our skin and warming our hearts with a new longing to be … Continue reading
Cleaning out some boxes of sentimental keepsakes and writings from my high school days, I came across one of my college application essays. As I read my essay, I met my high school self again. Idealistic. Hopeful. Ambitious, but still unsure of what I wanted out of life. I wrote about the ways in which I saw … Continue reading
When you have black hair, those first strands of gray hair are pretty obvious. They aren’t gray. They scream white. Yesterday, I found seven strands of white hair, stark and proud against the unforgiving backdrop of my straight black hair. Unfortunately, in my haste to pull out those seven white strands, I inadvertently sacrificed 4 … Continue reading
At a quarter past midnight, just after curling up in bed, I realize something. The kids have preschool tomorrow. They need lunch. Clearly I have yet to find my groove with this going-to-school stage of parenthood. I drag myself sadly out of bed and make my way over to the fridge to see what my options are. … Continue reading
Smartypants is the backbone of our family. He’s the strong one. Steadfast. Unfazed. Calm. Logical. Annoyingly so, when sometimes I wish I could just drag him down into my irrational and tangled mess of emotions and doubts. But I need him to be just as he is. We are right together — as husband and wife, as parents, and … Continue reading
This about captures what life has been feeling like most days. Topsy turvy. Chaotic. Silly. And not so graceful. What matters most at the end of the day though… We are having fun. Despite the tantrums and tears. The mess. The discipline and hard lessons. Despite the love-hate battles between brother and sister. Despite feeling like some … Continue reading
Originally posted on Well Child Chats:
I’ve had the pleasure of celebrating and meeting many newborn babies this year. Some are my patients. Some are babies of dear friends. Baby showers. Baby registries. Birth plans and Lamaze classes. Questions about what to buy, which diapers to use, what books to read… you name it. Then…
Originally posted on Well Child Chats:
When you think about the word “addiction”, people often associate it with the likes of drugs, alcohol, or gambling. However, in this growing culture of television, computers, and media, we as parents also need to look out for more insidious habits. Internet and video game addiction is becoming a reality…
I love nature. But we live in suburbia. That’s no excuse though. We live in a gorgeous city bathed most days out of the year with sunshine and blue skies. Beaches are just a short drive away. Hiking trails abound. San Diego is all about life outdoors. But I am lazy. The idea of loading up the kids, thinking … Continue reading
Momo has a little hero in his heart. He wants to fix things. To come to the rescue. To do right and to know the answers. He wants to be bigger. Stronger. Faster. Oh, but he is small. And he knows it. There are days I sense he feels like he’s being swallowed up by … Continue reading
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