http://drublood.vox.com/library/posts/tags/children/page/1/ "I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings." en Vox Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:47:45 -0700 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss children http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/single-parenting.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lainie) http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/single-parenting.html?_c=feed-rss http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/single-parenting.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:47:45 -0700 I have had a productive few days. Cleaning, creating, thinking about stuff. It's been wonderful and I feel very rested and ready to resume the full-on rush of childrenness in my life that will begin again as of Wednesday night or Thursday morning.... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/single-parenting.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e0da68e1d00e3989b38d30001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> parenting children love relationships single parenting http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/weirdness.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lainie) http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/weirdness.html?_c=feed-rss http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/weirdness.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:32:57 -0700 It is so weird to wake up on a Monday morning after having had no children all weekend, and not have children tumbling in from their weekend with papa. The house is quiet and kind of lonely. I have been filling my time with people, though. One a... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/weirdness.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e0da68e1d00d41442d5386a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> summer parenting children divorce visitation http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/summer-camp-benign-neglect-big-boys.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lainie) http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/summer-camp-benign-neglect-big-boys.html?_c=feed-rss http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/summer-camp-benign-neglect-big-boys.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:50:35 -0700 Not the punk band, either. I sent M off to summer camp today with the carpool, which is graciously covering my carless ass for today and tomorrow to ensure M gets there and back without trouble. It's a day camp, so it's not like I'm sending him o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/summer-camp-benign-neglect-big-boys.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e0da68e1d00d4143c3b16685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> summer parenting childhood children motherhood self-reliance benign neglect http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/my-boys-the-twits-and-me.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lainie) http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/my-boys-the-twits-and-me.html?_c=feed-rss http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/my-boys-the-twits-and-me.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 May 2007 20:30:30 -0700 It's funny. I will have weeks and weeks with my boys, feeling like I have done everything wrong as a parent and I can't possibly keep doing this...and then there is a day like today, when I realize that I have actually somehow managed to give two ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/my-boys-the-twits-and-me.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e0da68e1d00cd972bce664cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life children love roald dahl the twits http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/a-song-from-cole.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lainie) http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/a-song-from-cole.html?_c=feed-rss http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/a-song-from-cole.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 May 2007 09:05:00 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://drublood.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c2251e0da68e1d00cd972ba8f84cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251e0da68e1d00cd972ba8f84cd5-50si" alt="MIC-2007-05-21_08h53m23s" /></a> <a href="http://drublood.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251e0da68e1d00d4143335a8685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251e0da68e1d00d4143335a8685e-50si" alt="When Summer Blooms by Cole" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Recorded on our walk today. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/a-song-from-cole.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e0da68e1d00d41439b3293c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> flowers children song cole http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/coleys-brain.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lainie) http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/coleys-brain.html?_c=feed-rss http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/coleys-brain.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:14:13 -0700 Here is a little glimpse of what it is like to live with Coley. I was doing the dishes while the boys were playing with yu-gi-oh cards in the other room. I heard this: Monk: Coley! Did you spill that? You better go clean it up before it reaches t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/coleys-brain.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e0da68e1d00d41430e4f26a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> parenting children monk cole calvin and hobbes blocks floodgate http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/my-little-nerdling.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lainie) http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/my-little-nerdling.html?_c=feed-rss http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/my-little-nerdling.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:10:06 -0700 I know I keep talking about what nerds my children are...but they quite honestly fascinate me with their never-ending nerditude, and I love it. Yesterday, I came home to find my eldest laying in front of the television. 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I am still trying to figure out if this is something that will help or hinder him in later life, but it is ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/magic.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e0da68e1d00d09e6169a0be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> parenting children magic friendship anxiety http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/death-ray.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lainie) http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/death-ray.html?_c=feed-rss http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/death-ray.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:28:19 -0700 Lately, Monk keeps coming up with ideas for inventions of things that have already been invented. It must be tricky to be a child of this age, when so much of the good stuff has already been conceptualized. Today, his "inventions" included an oper... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/death-ray.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e0da68e1d00d4142be8313c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> parenting children inventions http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/lessons-learned-on-my-vacation.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lainie) http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/lessons-learned-on-my-vacation.html?_c=feed-rss http://drublood.vox.com/library/post/lessons-learned-on-my-vacation.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:30:47 -0700 I assume this will be added to throughout the week, but here goes... Lessons I have learned while traveling with the kids: Necessary Hotel Amenities: indoor pool, in-room refrigerator, in-room coffee maker, television with cable. Beds? 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