My wish for myself, and for you
Yesterday I was visiting a preschool program, and the kids were playing outside. They are generally a great group, and this day was no exception. Kids building with blocks (yes, outside!), kids playing on the monkey bars, kids drawing with sidewalk chalk. I chatted with the teachers a bit and modeled some problem solving between…
Somewhere in the last year or so, children stopped accidentally calling me “Mom” and started accidentally calling me “Grandma.” It happened again today. I’m not pleased with this turn of events. I drove back to my office pondering what exactly it is about me that caused this shift. Is it the extra weight I’ve put…
This week I was visiting a preschool class, and they were playing outside. A little boy came up to me and earnestly asked me to find him a “pulley pulley.” I was lost. I told him maybe he should ask his teacher to help him. (Always a wise move, but basically I had no clue…
I was visiting a classroom of two-year olds. There is this one little girl who I kind of adore. She’s a tiny little Asian girl who is always wearing the cutest, most unique clothes. She’s so sweet and smart and adorable, like a delicate little flower. Today’s lunch was spaghetti. And they did their whole…
My ex used to say that. I just finished editing a grant proposal for work. It constantly baffles me when intelligent people write badly. When spelling or grammar is wrong, it just looks so wrong to me. It practically jumps off the page (or screen) and personally assaults me. And when it’s right, it’s so…
One part of my job requires me to visit child care programs on a regular basis. I’m always there to help, never to get anyone in trouble. I’m not one of those people. Teachers and kids alike are usually happy to see me. This morning I went into a classroom, and a four-year-old girl asked…