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 | 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...
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 | 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...