Last night, sometime early in the morning, it was still dark outside, I felt a swift gust of wind pass my face as a solid hard thud hit the pillow inches away from my nose. That thud was my sleeping husband punching his pillow three or four times. He was grunting, too, in order to [...]
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“To fight is a radical instinct; if men have nothing else to fight over they will fight over words, fancies, or women, or they will fight because they dislike each other’s looks, or because they have met walking in opposite directions…” or even while sleeping because there’s an asshole in their dream…
Posted in Anger, Hal on November 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
“If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow.”
Posted in Anger, Max, School, Uncategorized on September 2, 2009 | Comments Off
not a surprise to me, max is a bit cranky on his way home from pre-school every day. he was like this last year and the year before, too. he’s hungry and tired and has just spent the last three hours on his best behavior. those three hours at school are no doubt intense and [...]
do you believe in magic?
Posted in Anger, Max, Outings, Transition on April 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
today started off like any other day. max, bella, and i all woke up around 8am, papa had already left for work. max was super hungry so let me know in quite the demanding tone that it was time to get him some food. his attitude is like nails on a chalkboard lately. the funny [...]
What a week!
Posted in Anger, Outings on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, I took Max and Bella to Selby Library for story time. That’s two outings in one week! I really like their program and we all would like to go on a regular basis. In the car on the way there, Max said to me, “I like it when you do things I like to [...]
Step into my world… mamamamamamamamam…. with an *Edit* at the bottom…
Posted in Anger on August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Monday was a far more pleasant morning than Friday in getting Max to school. This “breathing” thing really works! Whenever I found myself heating up because Max wasn’t doing what I wanted him to do, I took three intentionally deep, focused and mindful breaths. I paid attention to my nose and the [...]
Oh the responsiblity!
Posted in Anger, School, Words on August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Monday was Max’s meet-and-greet day at school. I met his new teacher(s) and LOVED them all. Plus, one of them is a friend of mine – a big plus there. I feel so lucky to have found this preschool. The classroom he’s in this year is bigger than the space he was in last year. [...]
