autonomy is self-assertion, and no one knows better than a wily two-year-old who shows it a hundred different ways. i say to aj, aj this is your bowl of cereal, and this is kuya’s, promptly separating the two at the table. i am completely ignored. aj reaches out to the other one’s bowl (to matthew’s [...]
the report cards were out last friday. for the third quarter, the expected grade was 2: performance below grade level. matthew was given a 16. the highest grade to be given overall is 4, and that is not expected until the end of the schoolyear. the teacher has once again written ADVANCED in bold letters, [...]
a family friend has recently lost a loved one, and while everyone is still in the grieving stages, it is noteworthy to see how differently each one handles the situation.
our five-year-old son was quick to know by heart the short prayer for the dead he insisted i write down for him. so his chirpy little [...]
