There and Back Again
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Have you ever noticed that the leg home from a trip always seems quicker? That’s been my experience. My husband and I were just discussing this on our way home from our recent epic cross-country vacation that involved planes, vans and a 3 a.m. arrival back home.
Coming home just didn’t seem to drag on like getting out there did. I wonder if part of it really is the anticipation of the good things... READ MORE
The Anti-Show-Off
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, March 10, 2011
Our two-year-old is talking like crazy these days - complete, complex sentences - but if you visited us and met him, you’d never know it. He clams right up when a stranger is in the room.
Do your kids do this? I first noticed the phenomenon when my daughter was a toddler. She was a chatterbox at home, but never said a word in public or at friends’ houses.
And it’s not just with talking, and not just... READ MORE
Juvenile Kineto Osmosis
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, December 15, 2009
I think I’ve mentioned before that I come from a nerdy family. We like language. We do not say “decimate” when we mean “annihilate” and we do not say that things make us “nauseous.” If one of us uses the word “myself” when he should use “I” or “me,” he’s sure to get the evil eye from at least one other family member.
Some of you are probably shuddering at that idea, but our family’s obsession is fun... READ MORE
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