Entries Tagged as ‘pitter’

October 28, 2009

Introducing the Pageant Mother and Her Brat

Spiderman and his sidekick
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We went to a Fall Festival this weekend, where I temporarily lost my mind and entered Patter in a 2-and-younger costume contest. Earlier in the afternoon everyone–and I mean everyone–we walked past commented on how SO CUTE SO ADORABLE OH LOOK AT THAT LITTLE SPIDER he was. It got to my head, [...]

October 27, 2009

Empty House

I pull into the garage after half an hour of  driving. Patter is fast asleep in his car seat. In the rearview mirror I see Pitter’s stubborn stare. He falls asleep about half  the time these days.
And it’s not his fault that there is a snake of frustration, exhaustion, and unhappiness coiled in my chest. It’s not [...]

September 21, 2009

The Pitter School of Misheard Lyrics

Pitter, guess where Daddy is RIGHT NOW?
Where?
Where did he fly yesterday?
To Boston!
Yep. And he’s at a concert listening to one of your favorite bands right this very minute!
I don’t know which band.
Who sings “Magnificent”?
U2!
Yes.
I want them to play “Do You Know the Tiny Bay!”
Well, I doubt they’ll cover Green Day*, but you never know.
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September 14, 2009

I think I have officially arrived as a mother

These days, most conversations with Pitter begin like this:
Mommy?
Yes.
Mommy? Mommy?
Yes. Yes.
Mommy? Mommy. I. Mommy?
Yes, I am listening. What is your question?

Mommy? Mommy? I have a question.
Yes. Go ahead with your question.
Mommy? Mommy. Mommy. I have a question.
WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION?
Mommy…Mommy…
Oh, and we used to look forward to the day he would talk.
On a related note, [...]

September 8, 2009

First, Middle, Last: Is Who You Are Determined by Birth Order?

[Birth order is] simply a proxy for the actual mechanisms that go on in family dynamics that shape character and personality.
Child and family dynamics is like a chessboard; birth order is like a knight.
Peri Klass’ NyTimes article yesterday throws out a few (and mostly not-so-new) ideas about birth order and the importance of placement amongst a family’s ”constellation [...]