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Flexnib, good to hear from you again - are you still blogging? Send me the URL if so. How am I? Well that's what I want to blog about! I'm mostly okay now, after a rough year or so.
Hi Liam and Tigs (and Valerie, who I say hi to quite often.).
And El - I have tried to comment on your new blog twice but both times the comment seemed to get eaten.
(Are you the seventh Eleanor Hogan or did you sign up in 2007?)
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Is anyone still following this blog? Perhaps I will start writing here again. Let me know in comments if you read this.
My son went apple bobbing at a farmers' market in England about 18 months ago. he really enjoyed it (was 10 at the time) and mentioned it recently.
Glad to see you blogging again!
Autobiography, the Kid Way
Recently a friend asked me to help him help his daughter write an autobiography. As adults we have fairly set ideas about the format of a biography or autobiography. They are usually chronological and include set details such as birth, milestones, siblings, and so on. Children, lacking familiar...
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Mar 15, 2010
I remember crying on the first day and my mother passing me a hankie through the window - which I later lost and felt guilty about.
I remember a neighbour boy who I'd played with at home crying so much in the first week that his older sister was sent for from grade two. I remember feeling confused because I wasn't able to relate to him - we never played again, because at school the boys and girls didn't play together.
I remember pretending to be asleep at my table when everyone else sat on the floor for a story.
Question of the Day: Kindergarten
Since Pearl starts kindergarten next week, we've been thinking a lot about our early school experiences. What do you remember about kindergarten?
Our public primary school is like that too. We often stay for 30 minutes or more after school, playing and chatting. Parents often adjoin to a local cafe together after drop-off in the mornings. It's a big part of our week and I will miss it a lot when we hit secondary school in only 2 years time!
Is this normal, or is it something special about Orana?
I love Liam's school. Especially in this beautiful autumn weather. In the mornings at drop-off Kaely and I walk down with Liam, and hang around for a while.* This morning we got to school about 8:40 and left at 9:15. I chatted with other kids and parents while Mikaela played in the sand, in the...
Happy birthday to you and to Pearl!
Happy Birthday, Little Blog
The Other Mother has hit another milestone. It's been 5 years, folks. I started the blog a week before Pearl was born, and she'll be 5 next week. Here's a link to the first posts from way back in 2004. Other good blog news: The Other Mother made the “Top 100 Healthy Mom Blogs” this year, as ...
Me too.
The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant and a prize draw
It was obvious there had to be some gems somewhere on the Booker longlist this year and I'm finally confident that I've unearthed several singular books that will truly stand the test of time. Apparently forty of the forty-one previous winners remain in print, it's something I'm bearing in min...
I'm glad it all went as well as it possibly could.
Mission Accomplished
Well, the adoption is now official. Here are a few photos from our hearing in San Antonio. The girls really had to exercise patience--not a hot commodity for our toddler Pearl--but both Pearl and Carrie did great and even seemed to enjoy the day. More details forthcoming!
My son was not at all interested in trains or Thomas stories. I knew a few boys who were totally obsessed with Thomas for years. I haven't a clue what made the difference. I only knew one girl who liked trains but she seemed to lose interest when she was over three.
Question of the Day: Trains
What is it about trains that toddlers find so appealing? And what is it, specifically, about the Thomas the Tank Engines (the ones with faces) that young girls and boys love so much? Pearl loves her trains. She plays with them every day and talks about them when they're out of sight. She m...
We could have a civil partnership under British law but have no plans to do so. We don't envisage any legal issues should there be a death or break-up and both of us are 'anti-marriage' - anti straight and gay marriage. In me this arose from feminism and a view of marriage as based on ownership rights. It just feels pretty irrelevant - and we've been together for over 18 years, we don't need it!
Ramblin'
Thanks for all your questions. I want to acknowledge that I still have a few left to answer. You want to know: the story of how Marcia and I met more about (and a tour of) our neighborhood things about parenthood that have surprised us. If I've missed your question or if you want to add one t...
We're not religious at all but we're hangers on to various friends' rituals, eg Passover, Christmas etc. We have some close friends now 60 who have now-adult offspring - they (the parents) were raised Jewish and Christian like you and Marcia and did exactly as you describe when their daughters were young - they selected the Jewish and Christian rituals they liked and celebrated all of them. I think that worked very well for them. Neither of their daughters has children themselves so I've no idea whether they would carry on these traditions. I recently asked one daughter (33) if she thought of herself as Jewish and she said no - that she had when she was about 20 but no longer does. (She's not religious at all.)
On the Mixing of *Marriages*
Thanks, Robyn, for this thought-provoking question: How are you addressing religion in your family? Are you planning on raising the girls Jewish or otherwise? I thought about my answer to this question and then consulted Marcia and decided my thoughts and her thoughts may not be entirely in sync...
I see resemblances but I see differences too. Carrie looks as though she has a wider face and bigger head. Here eyes look different too.
Resemblance Quiz
Here we have Carrie on the left and Pearl at 4 months wearing the same outfit from July 2004. Same birth mother, same donor. What do you think--any resemblance?
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