The Force of Femininity
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Do you watch 18 Kids and Counting, the reality TV series that chronicles the daily lives of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, parents of 18 (so far!) children?
I usually don’t, but that’s only because 1) I gladly give over control of the remote to my husband pretty much all the time, and 2) There is usually something more interesting on television (read: sports-related) whenever the Duggars’ show airs.... READ MORE
Evolution of a Disciplinarian
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Thursday, May 28, 2009
Dan and I used to be the only disciplinarians in our family. With older kids in the house now, though, often there are a number of us shepherding the littlest ones.
Much of the time, I find this useful. I’ll take all the help I can get. After all, it has recently come to my attention that I have become an old softy.
After baths the other evening, I was scrambling to get the wood floors swept. It... READ MORE
Modern Day Von Trapps
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Saturday, March 07, 2009
What a beautiful, talented family! Check out this video of Chris and Dunia Ritchey and their 10 children singing the national anthem at a recent University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) game.
HT: DeAnne via email
Benefits
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Monday, July 28, 2008
Reason #4,361 to have a mess of kids:
Picture Possibilities!
The Bean kids, on the grounds of the St. Anthony Franciscan Monastery (Kennebunkport Shipyard in the background)
A Fine Mess
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Thursday, July 17, 2008
A newly pregnant and overwhelmed young mom of four emailed me the other day to ask, “Did you always know you wanted a large family?”
Nope.
I once thought I wanted a “properly sized” family with a suburban house, manicured lawn, tidy walkway, and white picket fence. I thought I wanted girls in ribboned pigtails and boys in blue sailor suits holding red balloons.
Instead I got an open field with untamed... READ MORE
Lessons from the Lake
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Sunday, July 06, 2008
“She has two out there on the raft,” I overheard a woman talking to her companions at the lake last evening. “And these three right here, plus the baby, and I’m not sure about that little guy on the slide over there ...”
Of course she was talking about me. And of course I hear this all the time.
When I heard her begin to count heads again, I turned toward her, smiled, and braced myself for the inevitable.... READ MORE
Brave New World
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Monday, June 30, 2008
I remember enough college German to translate the name of the campaign, A Campaign for More Child Friendliness, and its slogan: “You are Germany.”
Wow.
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