“All done with your Christmas shopping?” the salesperson asked cheerfully as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer started playing for the 275th times.
Browsing Category Kindergarten
Mark in Junior and Senior Kindergarten, 2016-2018.
“You Suck!” – Chinese Parenting 101 For Westerners
Western parents rely on science- and psychology-based books. Chinese parents occasionally glance at the memo stuck on the rice cooker—“whatever your child does, just state it’s not good enough.”
My Real Trilingual Kid Speaks… Ahem… One Language
Alright. Maybe Mark doesn’t speak French. And yes, maybe it’s my fault.
Nobody Can Be Uncheered With a Balloon
Picture me, a cake box on my open left palm, my right hand clutching three strings attached to three large balloons threatening to fly away at any moment in the cold breeze.
Five
I can’t remember a bedtime routine that didn’t include a quick check on the date and a promise that yes, one day it would be October 12.
Under the Weather – When Nothing Goes As Planned
The sun was shining, the sky was blue and the squirrels were squirrelling around. The birds may have been singing too but I wouldn’t have heard them because Mark was watching TV.