Posts by Curious

After dd passed her No phase (I raised her as one of those kids who was rarely told no, but she loved the concept once she discovered it), I was ready for the Why phase. This was pretty short. Then she went into "What if..."...

Let me first say that we are fully committed to bedsharing, we are 'still' night nursing too. I wanted to lend another workd of support here for this Mama. But when Dd wanted to play during the night, I started a play tomorrow sleep now...

A friend just had a new baby, No. 5. Dd adores the baby. The other night she was sitting with me before bed, and she said wistfully, I want a sister. I didn't know what to say. So I said nothing and Dd picked up with, I have --- and...

Thanks everyone. I started telling Dd more gentle than it sounds here, enough already! She'd konk out right away. Now she's not into talking so much. It seems to go in phases, and next time she goes through a talkative phase, I...

I have a lot of thoughts on this as Dd is 5 and most likely to be an only child. From the start I suspected this would be the case and I made an effort to build a small but close network of friends for her, and to foster those...

I'm sure there is a way to study this scientifically but I'll just say that I have maintained a very high fat vegetarian diet because this how I feel best and my family has no problems with fat. I am quite thin, with no bodily reserves....

I would surprise people who knew me in the past too. The reasons are different but it would be the same incredulity. I was a total career nerd, driven toward success, known for public announcements declaring I would never marry and have...

Would it be more fun if you sang back? Dd and I can go for hours (you might not want to come to our house), singing about cleaning up the bed after naptime, helping with dinner, etc. I'm inspired by all sorts of different music...

Last year Dd was riding on my back in our Ergo carrier, on an elevator at a hotel where Dh was attending a conference. Some really obnoxious guy got in her face, and started grilling her on who her favorite princess was. She was...

When Dd was really small, I started a nighttime mantra, Play Tomorrow, Sleep Now. Because she'd want to get out of bed and play. It worked, and evolved into Talk Tomorrow, Sleep Now. OK for a long time. Now she's 5, and of course has...