I realized after we got home that I didn’t get any pictures of A’Kos and Kender today. I’ll have to remedy that next week! Today was A’Kos’ first trip to Foster where we have our homeschool co-op classes. Kender has been waiting to go back to Foster ever since the last term ended, and the […]
Category Archives: Parenting
The Kender Report — Surgery Dog Edition
Yesterday afternoon I saw an older man and a little girl walking down the sidewalk next to a busy street. He had a walking stick with him, a little more than waist-high, with a leather loop hanging about halfway down. He moved slowly but steadily along in his yellow jacket, just out for a stroll. […]
Just Keep Swimming
I feel like I should be about due for a pontificating post at this point, but I am so very, very tired and achy right now that I can’t do it. I can’t do any research on anything, I can’t think out logical arguments, I can’t. I’m so tired that normally I would have been […]
It’s Out of My Hands
I can’t control my children’s behavior. I’ve been getting nudged toward this conclusion from several directions this week. So I’ll give in. I admit it. I can’t control my children’s behavior. I can’t force them to do anything, not without violating my ethics and their persons. There are certain things I’m not willing to do. […]
The Kender Report
Yesterday we went to Meijer Gardens with our homeschool group. We’ve been so many places this summer: the aquatic center, the zoo, so many parks, the county fair, the children’s museum, to the store almost every day. I’m learning to turn what’s been, “always no, unless there’s a really good reason,” into “always yes, unless […]
Links and Things
I don’t have a loud voice shouting to get out today, so instead here are some little voices. My middle child loves to go out in the rain. As soon as a downpour starts, he’s at the front door asking to go out in it. I love being able to say yes. Yes! Go dance […]
Fake a Disability
“Hey, did you know that [insert disability here] people get to [insert special access here]? We could do that, too, because the government says that businesses aren’t allowed to ask questions. Here, you pretend to have [insert disability here] and I’ll [get fake certification/baldly lie/pretend nothing’s wrong], and then we’ll get [insert special access here], […]
Happy Birthday, Kender!
Today is Kender’s sixth birthday. I don’t think he understands what that means. He screams no, covers his ears, and walks away if we say, “Happy Birthday!” or try to sing. He’s never been able to say, “I’m (xx) years old.” He doesn’t talk about his birthday, he doesn’t ask for a party, he doesn’t […]
The Kender Report
It’s been 2 months since we first brought A’Kos to stay with us. It’s time for an update on how things are going, and things are going amazingly well. A’Kos has blended right into the family. Perhaps I’ll be a little more resentful of taking him potty when it’s 20 below outside, but for now […]
Graduation
The last day of class finally arrived on Friday. No more lessons, no more lectures, no more getting up early to track Kender through the mud. We volunteered for the last available test slot, so we didn’t even have to check out of the hotel early. At breakfast, A’Kos and Kender cuddled up even more […]