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I hate hearing babies or small children cry. It's a visceral response that probably means that my Mother Meter is on overload or someth...

I like to enjoy reading the paper. I like to sit quietly at the kitchen table, sipping a cup of coffee, and read as many stories as I can b...

There was a bag of Epsom Salts on the counter in the bathroom, and Zane spied it. He picked it up. He carried it around. He sat it ne...

We are driving home from daycare. "Zane, how was school today?" I ask, glancing in the rear view mirror. "I don't spi...

The assistant Director at Zane's daycare told us the other day that while she was speaking to another boy, Zane, my three year old son, ...

Zane is my son, my child, my three year old muse. Because he is a child, he can say whatever pops into his head, and it is okay. Sometimes ...

My husband and I both work, we work in another city, and sometimes things just happen(like car accidents or two hour meetings with an angry ...

B y the time I gather my things together at the end of the day and pick up Larry, we are pretty exhausted from stress. Many days this year,...

Zane had a meltdown the other morning. He got out of bed relatively well, got dressed, etc., without incident. Larry and I locked up, put ...

We spend every morning as we drive to daycare rehearsing with Zane what will happen when we get to the daycare. We talk about what room he ...

As a result of several behavioral experiences in Zane's daycare career thus far, my husband and I have a morning ritual as we drop Zane ...

When we arrived at the daycare yesterday evening, Zane's teacher, Ms.YoGabbaGabba!(that's what Zane calls her) met us at the door. ...

One of the biggest issues that a working mom faces is what to do when your child gets sick. On the one hand, the ever present desire of you...

Larry and I went to pick up Zane from daycare this afternoon. We were stopped at a light about a mile away when I noticed the flashing ligh...

My son has picked up a few habits while at the daycare. Some are good. He no longer freaks out when we drop him off--he just goes to where...

We are in the process of trying to find a daycare for Zane.  He's really getting to be too much for my sister-in-law to handle; we have ...