I'm good at coming up with ideas, particularly ideas for things to write. Blog posts, plays, short stories, books. I have so many ideas I've largely stopped writing them down. I've always been this way. I remember being in a creative writing class my sophomore year of high school (a.k.a. a really long time ago). … Continue reading I’m good at coming up with ideas
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Ah, the pitter-patter of little feet. Sure, it could be the sound of adorable children coming to give you hugs, but it could be the sound of a group of hell creatures coming to eat your soul. Some nights it can be hard to tell the difference. Is there a difference? Being a parent is … Continue reading 10 reasons why living with children is like being in a haunted house
Last weekend I got to spend time with a friend from college. To be specific, she is a friend I know from college, but we were not friends when we were in college. There was no dramatic reason why we were not friends. She was a few years ahead of me. We were in the … Continue reading Social media and a friend from college who was not my college friend
"Growing up, we were allowed to read any book in the house," writes Maria Casale in her essay for the New York Times titled "This Book is Too Old for You." The piece has prompted some online discussion about whether or not parents should censor what their kids read. Reading those comments prompted me to … Continue reading 3 books I don’t want my children to read
I consider myself to be a pretty involved mom. I read with my kids. We bake cookies. We go to the park. We make pictures and write journals. We snuggle a lot. However, because of my work schedule there are certain things I do not do. I rarely drop my kids off or pick them … Continue reading It’s public parenting season
Kim Z. Dale 