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Sing a Song

My son has been exposed to words since I first learned I was pregnant.  Since that time, I’ve been talking to my son.  Well - talking to him, reading to him, singing to him.  Before my son was born, I compiled a special playlist, songs that I thought conveyed the sentiments I…

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Popping Pills, Crunching Cucumbers

   For almost two years now, my son has known that Mommy’s legs have boo-boos.  He knows Mommy has to call the doctor.  He knows Mommy goes to the doctor.  He knows that sometimes Mommy comes home from the doctor feeling tired, with a big band-aid on her arm.  And,…

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Five Things I Can't Explain to My Son

   Life isn’t fair.  As adults, we know it, we see it, we live it.  For children, they learn this uncomfortable lesson in different ways.  Sadly, my toddler son sees it all the time.  Not all people follow the rules.  Not all people do what they’re supposed…

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