Parenting
How to Foster Sibling Relationships
The other day at dinner, NoNo was complaining that he wasn’t feeling well. “My stomach hurts,” he moaned. My partner and I started peppering him
December 2, 2021
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Parenting
The Gift of Resentment
NoNo and KK made dinner all by themselves the other day: panko chicken, mashed potatoes, and roasted asparagus and cauliflower. 😋 It’s was a proud
August 30, 2021
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Parenting
How Permissive Parenting Can Be a Tool of Oppression
As an untigering mother and unschooler, I often criticize the coercive authoritarian parenting that I grew up with and practiced for many years. But to
October 7, 2019
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Parenting
When Too Much Love Makes You Feel Unloved
“I love you, Mom,” one of my kids often says to me. Sweet, right? It should be something that warms a mother’s heart; something that
February 14, 2018
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Parenting
All Our Kids Want for Christmas is a Little Respect
Christmas: that time of the year when parents are scrambling to buy presents for their kids. Now, I have nothing against Christmas presents. I’m an
December 21, 2017
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