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Syndicated link
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http://syndicated.livejournal.com/amfam
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Broken Feed thing
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*sigh*
Originally published at American Family. Please leave any comments there.
I suppose it was too much to hope that I could enjoy the Olympics without having to talk about politics, but I was wrong.
I don’t even like sports, but last night during the opening ceremony, I kept getting teary. Why? Because the Olympics are one of the few moments that we ( Read more... ) -
One World, One Dream
Originally published at American Family. Please leave any comments there.
Damn, wasn’t the Olympic opening ceremony pretty effing awesome? I mean, no one else can throw a couple thousand performers out there and do it as well as the Chinese.
I asked Mr. A what he thought as we were watching:
Me: “So, you are impressed?”
Mr.A: “Yes.”
Me: “What are ( Read more... ) -
Shoppers Block
Originally published at American Family. Please leave any comments there.
It appears that two months without shopping has had an unexpected side effect. In the last week, I have tried to buy things at the mall, target, and another mall. Each time I came home completely empty-handed. Target for crying out loud! How could I leave Target with ( Read more... ) -
minutiae
Originally published at American Family. Please leave any comments there.
On to less serious topics…
- Only 3 weeks until school starts. I already bought all M’s school supplies, her lunch box/thermos and backpack. We aren’t really going to buy her any new clothes until the weather turns chilly. We are super-duper fortunate that my good friend ( Read more... )
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talking about race at age 5
Originally published at American Family. Please leave any comments there.
In a comment, AlisonG asked:
I’m curious about how you talk to M and L about Asian appearance. My daughter (Chinese) is 2.5 and I’m searching for terms for her skin colour, eye shape, etc. that don’t come across as racist or offensive. Any suggestions?
I mentioned this in one ( Read more... ) -
The Incident at the Playground (part 3)
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When I decided to take M to the park, I was a little concerned about what might happen. Sure, I wanted M to learn that she was being silly. At the same time I didn’t want M to have an opportunity to hurt the other little girl’s feelings, which seemed like a definite ( Read more... )