by Deborah Quinn | Mar 27, 2011 | Children, family, tech life
Scene: the 14D bus, after school.. Caleb, whispering: Mommy, you don’t know this because you’re not a boy. But when you’re a boy, well, I have to tell you something about… [gestures towards his crotchal area] Me: Your penis? Caleb: SHHHH! (Whispers again): yes. You...
by Deborah Quinn | Jan 24, 2011 | Children, growing up, Kids, Parenting
Caleb, in the bathtub, stands up and fondles his scrotum: Mommy? What’s this? Me: um…your scrotum Caleb: I know DAT. I mean, what’s this like marble thing inside it. Dere’s two a dem. Me: Yes. those are your testicles. (Please don’t ask...
by Deborah Quinn | May 30, 2010 | Children, Kids, legos
The plaintive call from the boys’ room: “mooooommmmmmm….help us!” I’m thinking that this is the time that someone sort of accidently broke someone’s arm, just a little bit. But no. Instead, the question: “Can you help us find...
by Deborah Quinn | Jan 6, 2010 | Gender, Kids, Uncategorized
Watching Liam and Caleb trying to pummel a snowbank into submission with their feet has started me thinking (again, still) about how we do—or do not—teach our kids about gender roles. Swivelheader wrote a lovely post wondering what her twins—a girl and a boy—would...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 28, 2009 | Children, Kids
I thought I’d dodged a bullet. I thought Liam’s question about “why does a mommy have another baby” question was only a thinly veiled complaint: why did you visit this fresh hell called Caleb on my heretofore idyllic existence? I...
