It's funny, you know, with adolescents. There's that constant push and pull in the parent-child dynamic, and just when you think you've got it all figured out, your teenager reminds you that, in fact, you don't know ANYTHING. And sometimes, that's a good thing. After all: as we get older and more … [Read more...]
Parental Pride
Parental pride comes in many different forms. Some days I am proud of my boys for actually rolling out of bed and onto the floor, the step-one of getting ready for school, even if there are 23 other steps to get them ready to scoot out the door. Other times, deeper times, like Hud demanding to say … [Read more...]
Bragging Writes
It's my boy's last day of school. As of this afternoon, first grade will be officially over!But I must say how proud I am of this child. Of this Anglophone kid at a complètement French school, learning to read and write this year... it was A LOT of work. Especially for ME! His Anglophone … [Read more...]