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Definitely Feeling the Minority Status

So, I’m in the middle of reading a blog post or two while the boys get their books out for afternoon lessons. TechnoBoy and The Mercenary have decided for some reason to work on their physical humor. This includes pretending to hit a post and falling to the...

From Puppies to People

When the boys were small, I often felt like I was really the mother of puppies. I mean really, when you think about it…small children are very much like small dogs. Communication is verbal from you, physical from them. They wiggle a lot, make messes, and chew on...

1 Tool to Improve Parenting Effectiveness

I’m going to tease you a little bit, then send you on over to GNMParents (now ForeverParenting) to read my post. I was watching a Hannah Montana episode this weekend and had an epiphany! There’s one tool I really need to improve my effectiveness as a...

Would You Let Small Boys Play With Matches?

I taught my 6 year olds how to light matches the other day. More importantly, I taught them how to put them out safely. Do I recommend that everyone just run out and buy matches for their young sons? Nope. However. Hubby mentioned the other day how much older the boys...