Category Archives: kids and school

Laughing At Spilled Milk: GPS Failures and Prime Numbered Booklets

Posted on March 6, 2013 by LASM

Today, so far, has been the very definition of a Laughing At Spilled Milk day. I actually thought it was going to be great because when I woke up, it was from one of those weird dreams in which you … Continue reading →

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: The Hobbit House

Posted on October 5, 2012 by LASM

  Last month I released two of my boys into an experience every entitled middle class college kid should have to go through: living off campus. When I took my first child to college – and left him there – … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, about Protecting Your Kids…

Posted on February 2, 2012 by LASM

“(Love) always protects.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Dear Me, Remember when you held our oldest for the first time. He was so beautiful, flawless, innocent.  There was not a single physical or emotional scar on him and your strongest desire … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, About Graduation Torture

Posted on May 9, 2011 by LASM

Dear Me, My emotions have been deliberately and shamelessly manipulated by the children’s choir teacher (who happens to be a personal friend of mine, so I can’t yell at her without consequences). Every year about this time the 200 kids … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, About Letting Go…

Posted on April 21, 2011 by LASM

“Children are cuddly to hold, and painful to let go.” – Arthur Tugman   Dear me, Someday you will really, really love making to-do lists.  I know this sounds crazy to you right now; your mom always had piles of … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, About Getting the Kids Through School…

Posted on April 18, 2011 by LASM

“Do not ask that your kids live up to your expectations.  Let your kids be who they are, and your expectations will be in breathless pursuit.” – Robert Brault Dear Me, So, you were mostly a latch-key kid.  Even when … Continue reading →

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