There may be all kinds of thoughts and ideas and perspectives on how old kids should be before having to deal with heavy stuff. I don’t pay too much attention to it. I’ve talked with our kids from the time they were in the womb, through i
Anonymous mom with children in urban woods. Also, I wrote something two nights ago. Link in bio. Love y’all. - - - #44moms #moms #feminist https://www.verylongchronicles.com/vlcblog/the-road-to-gilead
We exist to produce, create, give. Not just consume, absorb, take. Those have their places and their times. But we are meant to return something to the world that uses the best of us. Thanks for a delicious and immersive experience, @pixar and @o
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (a visual depiction). - - - - #44pacificnwplaces #columbiagorge #pnwhikers #44children #hikingkids #maslowshierarchyofneeds #abrahammaslow #psych101
Watched the Academy Awards. Fun, long, and a few unexpected delights and surprises you always hope for. Thank you #OliviaColman and the screenwriters in both categories. As my mom pointed out in a text, one thing that stood out was the graciousness o
We finally saw Avengers: Infinity War WITHOUT having plot points spoiled, although I did have some dramatic and aggressive shutdowns of various pre-teens in making them keep their mouths shut and not talk about it in my presence. Don’t spoil th
Will she climb to the tops of mountains, plunge into the darkest caves, listen to the loudest music, and raise the noisiest children with me? Yeah. At least three out of the above four. #nospelunking #sharonvanetten and a sleeping carful of wet adven
I love a good book way too much to make an asinine statement like “a picture is worth a hundred words,” or some such nonsense, but I feel like perhaps this is equivalent to a dozen words on this special Thursday of love. Cue The Police.-