by Kimberlee Morrison | May 21, 2009 | The Boy, The Fam
The boy can swim! I believed so hard it made me angry yesterday when he wailed like a little girl and said he didn’t think he could do it. “Yes you can!” I snapped, irritated with his lack of confidence. After all, his mother had been a competitive...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Feb 6, 2009 | My Life, Parenting, The Boy
Sometimes I really miss working from home…for a number of reasons. One of those reasons was being able to take care of daily things for the kids and still work full-time. That benefit is that when something goes wrong, I get a call from a teacher…I can...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Jan 7, 2009 | Parenting, The Boy
Got a call from the boy’s teacher again. The boy had forgotten his homework and was in danger of missing the big field trip later in the year. There was a three strike rule after all, and he had just earned his second strike. I was a little upset of course,...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Dec 23, 2008 | My Life, Parenting, The Boy
I was going to write something heart warming about my son being home for the holidays. I’ve missed him so and I just wanted to be positive about the whole thing. It sucks wasting precious time on negative energy…but dammit, this visit is much harder than I...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Dec 2, 2008 | My Life, Parenting, The Boy
I got a call from the boy’s teacher. We had actually been playing phone tag for a few days. It was parent teacher conference time and I was not available during the hours he wanted to meet. We planned to meet via phone but in the meantime he had something he was...
by Kimberlee Morrison | Sep 28, 2008 | Parenting, The Boy
Yesterday the boy ran into the house screaming. This is not an unusual occurrence, he is a very sensitive and kind soul, and many of the other kids either take advantage of him or make fun of his uniqueness. So he runs into the house and slams the door. I walk down...
