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brave
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Joe, Kids, Life on January 17, 2014
today i sent my daughter with my husband on a field trip. a field trip on which i could not bring myself to go. i know, you’re thinking, “umm, what’s up with THAT? aren’t you her TEACHER??” (actually you’re probably just like, “whatever, would you get to the point, please?”) yes. i am. but this […]
nuts.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Kids, Life, Reflection on January 14, 2014
so what do you do, say, when people think you’re nuts? i’m throwing this question out there because…i don’t have a good answer for it. my immediate response to adversity, especially when i feel attacked, is to go on the defensive. i quote. i reference. i rack my brain. i organize my arguments while i […]
conversation.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Homeschooling, Kids, Life, Reflection, unschooling on January 13, 2014
some interesting things happen when you open yourself up to (mostly) uninterrupted time with your kids. time when you’re not nagging them to finish science or hounding them about the math assignment they’ve been putting off, or scolding them for not completing their chores when it’s 8:30 and time to sit down for class. all […]
controversy.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Homeschooling, Kids, Life, unschooling on January 12, 2014
there is this little part of me that really enjoys stirring up trouble. it’s actually kind of funny to think that’s true, because i was always the good girl. always the one my parents didn’t have to worry about. my grades were above average, i didn’t push the boundaries, i didn’t break curfew or talk […]
processing.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Homeschooling, Kids, Life, unschooling on January 11, 2014
with any research endeavor, the biggest job of getting from what you know now to what you want to know involves sifting through the vast enormity of information available on the topic. as with any Google search, i am overwhelmed by the amount of information found where i started–the very broad topic of “unschooling” (also, the […]
quandary.
Posted by malindar in Homeschooling, Kids, Life, Reflection on January 9, 2014
so, dear readers, i find myself in the midst of something of a dilemma. a quandary, if you will. i have several strategies for dealing with dilemmas and quandaries. some of them make lots of sense, are thoughtful and intelligent…involve seeking out wisdom. some of them are more…rock, paper, scissors-like. my primary method of dealing […]
rant.
Posted by malindar in Kids, Life, Ugh., Uncategorized on January 6, 2014
i believe that we are raising a generation of weenies. that’s right. weenies. and i don’t mean the cute little ones you call “pigs in a blanket” and wrap up in tiny crescent rolls, or slather in nasty barbecue in your crock pot for holiday gatherings (yuck.). i mean our kids are wimps, folks. wussies. […]
bullcookies.
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Kids, Life on December 19, 2013
good little Christian girls don’t use curse words, right? ok. well. fine. i call bull cookies on this day, then. the whole thing. every last second of it. (ok, maybe except for the part where i was sitting on Reasa’s lap in the reception area at the lawyer’s office today as she bounced me on […]
dumb luck
Posted by malindar in All About Mindy, Family Life, Kids, Reflection on November 13, 2012
i had babies once. in my mind, it wasn’t very long ago. in my mind, those babies are all still pretty little. so when i yell up the steps, “OK, small children, it’s time for dinner!” and i get no responses, i quickly remember why. because, duh, mom, we’re so not small children. whatever you’re […]
An Aside
I have no idea why I found myself on myspace today…you know, where I haven’t done ANYTHING in over 3 years…hehe…but I did. And as I glanced through the nothingness that has happened there in those three years…I found an old blog post. I blogged there…hmm. Five times? But this one…priceless. Sometimes in the midst […]
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