Unlearning to Parent
We can never be prepared for parenthood. We can think of things from our baby’s perspective though as is shared here in A Letter From Your Baby. Welcome to Our Muddy Boots! Please like our Facebook page, follow us on Pinterest, and subscribe to Muddy Prints (over there on the right), for conversation and updates! [...]
Dear Owen, Yesterday we went swimming.You, your dad, Sydney and I. You had been asking for all of us to go for days. You have been taking lessons and are doing so well, and you love being in the water as much as I do. We had so much fun. You smiled fully the entire [...]
Dear Sydney, Last night you stayed up with me long after Owen went to sleep. You were tired, you just were not ready for sleep. So we hung out. We played and chatted, and I did some housework. And as I sat face to face with you and listened to what you had to say, [...]
Dear Owen and Sydney, It is a few days before Christmas, and it seems a natural time to reflect on things we are grateful for, and to look for magic in unexpected places. As summer ended I told your dad that I was feeling festive this year, and wanted to do something magical in the [...]
It is bittersweet for parents to watch their children grow up. Today you Turn Four and I am your Mother is a letter to my son promising to put my own feelings aside to support him. Welcome to Our Muddy Boots! Follow us on Pinterest and Google+ for conversation. Dear Owen, I have to [...]
My son lost the mother her knew when my second child was born. I share this difficult time in “Now we are Good A Letter for My Son.” Dear Owen, I have written about the time after Sydney was born. I have talked about how much I struggled with having two children, and what a [...]
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