by Kimberlee Morrison | Apr 8, 2011 | Parenting, The Boy
For most of my life I was content to be invisible. While my younger sister was a fearless social butterfly, I was often content to sit inside reading a book. I made friends with people with huge personalities and let them be the center of attention. Even when I got...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Nov 8, 2010 | My Life, Parenting, The Boy
I know there are people who think the world is not a safe place. I am not one of those people. Nor do I want my children to grow up with this belief. So I give them a long leash. Just the other day I was gushing about how awesome my neighborhood was. It was only a...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Nov 2, 2010 | Opinion, Parenting
I stopped at the park to check on the Boy the other day and noticed something: there were very few girls. There may have been one or two but fairly young and a very watchful adult eye. All the rest of kids were boys. They varied in age, from maybe 7 to young adult....
by Kimberlee Morrison | Oct 27, 2010 | My Life, The Boy
One of my favorite things about the Boy is that he’s super friendly. Always has been. He waves and smiles to strangers and makes friends quickly. I’m friendly, but definitely not as comfortable with new people as immediately as he is. And I love watching...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Oct 18, 2010 | Parenting, The Boy
I’m always reading about people and their kids being harassed by paranoid, busy-body, safety police at the Free-Range Kids blog. I even had a parent who lives close to The Boy’s school “report” me to the school admins because he showed up at 7...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Oct 10, 2010 | My Life, The Boy
As you can tell from my absence, I’ve been out doing stuff. Haven’t been back boogie boarding yet…I kinda gotta get a boogie board. But I’ve been out and about, living life instead of watching it pass me by. So today I took The Boy to the Long...
