Tag: children

EVERYTHING’S FINE RIGHT NOW -SONG LYRIC SUNDAY

FOR SONG LYRIC SUNDAY We all know everything isn't fine right now, but this song reminds me of times when everything was fine. I hope I'm still around when they are fine again. Music triggers memory for me as nothing else does, transporting me back like a time traveler to a world and a "me" … Continue reading EVERYTHING’S FINE RIGHT NOW -SONG LYRIC SUNDAY

My how you’ve grown …

The seminal bonding event between my husband and my granddaughter took place on a sunny afternoon on Martha's Vineyard. Garry and I were renting an adorable little house in Oak Bluffs. It had its own beach on Nantucket Sound, on the inland side of Beach Road. For those of you who know the area, it … Continue reading My how you’ve grown …

FRIDAY FLASHBACK: PRACTICING PEDIATRIC RELIGION

FROM APRIL 2019 When my first husband and I were getting married, he was vaguely Protestant, though no one in his family knew what kind of protestant. They never attended church, and while they were wild about Christmas, it was a very non-Christian version. I'm not even sure they were Christian, but they weren't anything … Continue reading FRIDAY FLASHBACK: PRACTICING PEDIATRIC RELIGION

Neighborhoods, Part 2

Continued from Neighborhoods Other girls lived nearby but were not eligible to join our group. Tribal affiliation was accounted block by block. You belonged to the group of kids whose block you shared. Woe to he or she who lived on a block without other children of the same age and sex. The isolation would … Continue reading Neighborhoods, Part 2

ARE WE THERE YET?

"Oh shut up. Can't you kids ever stop squabbling back there? I'm going to put both of you on a time out, I swear I am." "But MOM, he TOUCHED ME!" "Loretta, I am going to touch you and then you will have reason to cry. Joey, leave your sister alone." Voice of boy child with … Continue reading ARE WE THERE YET?

ALL GOD’S CHILDREN

We all make mistakes. But so did Big Daddy. You know, the omnipotent guy in the sky? My first (and last) apple If your children don't listen to you, take comfort that God's omnipotence did not extend to His kids. After creating Heaven and Earth, He created Adam and Eve. The first thing he told … Continue reading ALL GOD’S CHILDREN

PUMPKINS AWEIGH – GARRY ARMSTRONG

AND SOON, HALLOWEEN A child. A field. Enough pumpkins to bring the Great Pumpkin down to earth at last. And a small child, lost in a great ocean of orange.

PAYING FOR CHORES?

Answer me this - April 19, 2024 Should children get paid for chores? My mother refused to consider paying us, though if we did an exceptional job, we were thanked. But never paid. Chores were part of our lives. We did them because we were members of a family and chores were mandatory. There were no … Continue reading PAYING FOR CHORES?

EVERYTHING’S FINE RIGHT NOW -SONG LYRIC SUNDAY

FOR SONG LYRIC SUNDAY We all know everything isn't fine right now but this song reminds me of times when everything was fine. I hope I'm still around when they are fine again. Music triggers memory for me as nothing else does, transporting me back like a time traveler to a world and a "me" … Continue reading EVERYTHING’S FINE RIGHT NOW -SONG LYRIC SUNDAY

FRIDAY FLASHBACK: PRACTICING PEDIATRIC RELIGION

FROM APRIL 2019 When my first husband and I were getting married, he was vaguely Protestant, though no one in his family knew what kind of protestant. They never attended church and while they were wild about Christmas, it was a very non-Christian version. I'm not even sure they were Christian, but they weren't anything … Continue reading FRIDAY FLASHBACK: PRACTICING PEDIATRIC RELIGION