by Kimberlee Morrison | Aug 26, 2010 | My Life, Parenting, The Boy
I’m not trying to be all dramatic or anything, I just find myself saying that to The Boy a lot these days. “Honey, sometimes shit is hard.” Yep. Just like that. Because it is. And when he’s crying because his knee hurts, and I’m telling...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Aug 13, 2010 | Parenting
And their parents want answers. That’s what the headline said. Heh. I’m of two minds on this myself neither of which include the parents questioning the government or the airline. 1) What resourceful kids! The girl decided she wanted to go to use her money...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Apr 30, 2010 | The Boy
Earlier this week I took the boy to pick up his new bike. The next day we rode to the school together. He was so excited. It was like a new level of cool. I could tell other kids were a little jealous and even the school cook yelled out “Cool bike!” I...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Apr 20, 2010 | Opinion, Parenting
I like to avoid the tragic news about kids being hurt, abused, abducted, hurting themselves…Too much of that makes you want to lock your kid in a tower, never to be harmed by the outside world. But I’ve been asked a few times what I thought about Phoebe...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Mar 11, 2010 | My Life, Parenting, The Boy
Its important to me to allow the boy space to explore and go to his friend’s houses. Most of the time my allowing him a long leash works out pretty well for both of us. Unfortunately, there’s the occasional snaffu. Earlier this week, someone stole the...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Mar 8, 2010 | Parenting, The Boy
A year ago I decided it was time to move. There had been two “shoot outs” in as many weeks, both of which involved my immediate neighbor. I had lived in that place for 9 years and while it wasn’t what I would consider an affluent neighborhood, it...