HandyAndysMom has written 11 articles at It Builds Character
These days, holidays are very commercial and we associate various icons with those holidays… Santa goes with Christmas, the Easter bunny goes with Easter and Hanukkah Harry goes with Hanukkah? Or in my land… Cadbury eggs are good anytime of the year. But I digress. You see, my family and I are Jewish so personally…
They grow up so fast. I can’t blame my son. In July, his world was turned upside down when he was introduced to his baby sister and realized that she was staying permanently. I am sure he is confused. For his entire lifetime, he had Mommy and Daddy to himself, as well as his grandparents,…
I swear I love my husband. He is very hands on with our kids; he is a teacher by profession and rarely travels for work. He is around a lot and can have a flexible schedule and generous paternity leave. Before our second child was born, he decided he would take a long paternity leave,…
I love autumn. Andrew, now three years old, has been saying this over and over. In school the projects right now are fall focused –leaves, trees, pumpkins and scarecrows. Andrew has a particular fondness for fall and winter. Last fall he collected a large amount of acorns and kept them in multiple containers. I found…
I find myself lying since I have become a parent. A lot more than I used to. Sometimes I think it’s safe rather than trying to explain to a 2 ½ year old why I don’t want to go back down stairs during bedtime to go dig for Percy or James. It’s easier for me…
We are in the terrible two’s stage with my son. But overall, he is generally a super happy kid, most of the time. Except when he doesn’t get what he wants. A bit of a side note here: he is going to have a new sibling soon and he sort of understands the concept. I…
I don’t mind being the scapegoat. It usually happens in my house. I take it with a grain of salt. But when my son first started blaming everything on me…I took offense. Now I laugh. Let me give you background. My son likes to goof off –and play around, often. Especially when he is not…
I have shared before that my son, Andrew, likes to cause mischief. He is beyond curious and wants to get into everything – Let’s not forget the what he discovered when he removed his diaper. These all happen during the post-dinner, pre-bedtime routine as I have noticed. The other day I was busy cleaning up…
