The rest of life – Page 28 – Chris Loblaw, Author

Whoops there goes a weekend.

I did mean to blog Friday, really I did. But I did the 12 hour childminding marathon that included a birthday party and bedtime, so I was pretty drained by 8PM. For the record, the wife gave me an hour or so break during the afternoon, so it wasn’t an uninterrupted shift. Still, much loveContinue reading “Whoops there goes a weekend.”

Down boy! Leggo!

2 contradictory things about me: I can’t back away from an argument, but I’m an anxious, nervous wreck while I’m in one. I’m like a twitchy terrier gnawing on a slipper. I am trying to learn how to disengage from a conflict that has no value to me, win or lose. I know, I know,Continue reading “Down boy! Leggo!”

I am not ready for the Wild Rumpus

Can I screen my child’s potential friends for the rest of his life? No? Well, I don’t care for that. I think I usually strike a pretty good balance between my intellectual desire for letting Max interact and experience with the world (good and bad) and my emotional need to hover and protect. I knowContinue reading “I am not ready for the Wild Rumpus”