by Deborah Quinn | Nov 20, 2011 | Children, family, growing up, Kids, Parenting
I’m the mother of two boys. Sometimes this fact seems like karmic revenge for a crime I didn’t know I committed in a past life. How can I be the mother of boys? I mean, does a tomato plant suddenly sprout beans? Two days ago, Liam turned eleven, so I’ve been thinking...
by Deborah Quinn | Nov 20, 2011 | Children, growing up, Kids
Scene: living room, homework time. Me: That’s too loud. Liam: oblivious Me: Turn that down please. Liam: oblivious Me: Turn that DOWN. Liam: But I’m wearing headphones (tone: you unreasonable idiot) Me: Then you did hear me. Turn that music DOWN. You’re going...
by Deborah Quinn | Aug 7, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, Children, family, growing up, Kids, Parenting, Travel
Being on the road for a month has taken its toll on Liam. On all of us, really, but he’s been having what my mom calls “sinkers” on a pretty regular basis. If he were a girl, I’d say he’s getting his period, but he’s a ten year old boy, so I don’t think that’s the...
by Deborah Quinn | Jul 13, 2011 | birth, Children, preemies, wordless wednesday
So I know there aren’t supposed to be words, but without words, you won’t know what I’m holding: these are the diapers we used on Liam when he was first born. I’d forgotten that I’d saved a few of these and they surfaced when I was...
