This is Jack’s favorite expression lately. I get this look about 100 times a day when he gets upset about something not going his way. I’ve begun punishing him for arguing when I’ve already said no, so he feels his only recourse is to assume the most angry look he can muster and get in my face so I can see how frustrated he is. Jack has begun...

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“I’ve got a secret… Mom doesn’t know what she’s doing. She’s just making it up as she goes...

One of best things about living where we live is the number of playgrounds there are. They are everywhere, and they clearly are an example of taxpayers’ dollars hard at work.  One of the playgrounds is so huge, it literally looks like they went to the manufacturer and said “we’ll take one of everything” – and it’s all hooked...

Jack has recently enjoyed watching YouTube videos. I put in a search for him like “Laurie Berkner”, his favorite singer, or Selah, who we listen to a lot in the car, and he can click on the related videos and surf around watching Sesame Street, Noggin, etc. videos to his heart’s content. I just discovered that as he was listening to his favorite...