Judgement Days
School is about to start and after a mostly family oriented summer vacation, the kids will once again be spending a significant number of...
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A New Website and a New Look for My Blog.
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Jul 18, 20173 min read
The Pain of Reentry
That said, I feel there is something especially difficult (even painful) about coming home after a vacation spent visiting a previous...
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Jun 10, 20172 min read
Sticks and Stones, My A…Foot.
We were handed this little mantra as some kind of bandaid, I suppose, to make us feel empowered when we felt anything but…to try to...
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Jun 7, 20174 min read
The Long Walk from School
I hate to break promises. I hate to so much so that I will almost never make a promise and will instead tell the kids I will “try to” do...
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Apr 23, 20177 min read
My Love/Hate Relationship with Technology and Social Media
I really am not anti-technology. If anything, technology is anti-me. I am the person at the grocery store holding up the line because the...
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Mar 31, 20171 min read
Ode to Sleep
Oh sweet repose, at last I see the hope of rest’s tranquility. The lights are spent, so too am I. The day’s bright sun has left the...
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Mar 10, 20175 min read
The Birth of a Colorful…if Unorthodox…Expression
Allow me to explain. I have conceded to my children that everyone who knows at least one swear word will use it at some point in their...
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Mar 5, 20174 min read
Garbage Fish
A while back when I was at the pet store picking up food for the furrier members of the family, I ended up wandering into the aquarium...
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Feb 7, 20175 min read
Why Taking Care of Myself Might Look Like I’m Not….
It is a simple fact of life that I…you…we…are all going to have to deal with these kinds of people whether we like it or not. As much as...
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fedevecchi
Nov 17, 20162 min read
Teachers, Please Stop Giving Me Homework!
Obviously, these dreams can be quite traumatic….Do you really want to be responsible for this? Please stop giving me homework…because, by...
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fedevecchi
Oct 10, 20166 min read
Disconnection
Isn’t it nice not to feel all alone? Isn’t it wonderful that feeling we have when we are struggling, as parents, with something that has...
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Sep 2, 20164 min read
The Enlightening Tale of Jay and Manky
There are different types of children when it comes to the objects of their affection (obsession)…aka lovies. In this, each of my three...
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Aug 23, 20164 min read
Changing Gears
These awesome sensations that I so wish to pass on to my children, ironically, are not meant to be passed on…. I can offer the necessary...
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Jul 19, 20166 min read
Summer…and beyond….
No…no…oh HELL NO! The picture above is part of a brain scan I had done a while back for reasons which are not pertinent to this post…and...
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Jun 27, 20165 min read
Squeaky Wheels and Spinning Plates
My eyes flew open at around 4am, without my conscious permission and before I was properly awake or even able to attempt to focus them....
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May 18, 20164 min read
No Way!
Wait! You are telling me that the kids holding hands and singing in that Facebook picture actually have melt downs and occasionally try...
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May 16, 20165 min read
Crisis Reveals Character
He looked up at me and declared, “why don’t beds float? We should make beds that float!” Or you could pay more attention to where you are...
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fedevecchi
Apr 27, 20162 min read
Spring Tradition Update
I like to mentally file memories as a little trick to try to improve my memory in general. An example would be my Words I Never Thought I...
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Apr 16, 20164 min read
Spring Tradition
Spring is finally in the air! The birds are singing, the sun is shining, and it is time for a family tradition we like to call “learning...
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fedevecchi
Apr 13, 20163 min read
Ninja Mom
I try not to take it personally when my kids unload their anger or frustrations on me. I understand that this can be an exasperating...
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