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A Tale of Two Santas
Ask ANYONE who grew up in the Parkchester section of the Bronx about Christmas, and they will invariably tell you about how magic it was to see the Oval all decked out for the holiday. Such a simple thing, but oh how we kids looked forward to it. Metropolitan Oval is the geographic center of …
Soccer BOY and the Art of Listening
We certainly talk a lot about Soccer Girl around here. Sometimes we make things all about SG and her sports, and IT Boy and his, well, issues, so maybe it’s time to change it up a bit. So let’s talk about Boy and soccer issues. Boy is playing in a U5 program, which means kids …
IT Boy's "First" Haircut
Boy is actually a veteran of 4 haircuts at this writing, but the last one went so well, I’m turning back the clock and calling it his first. I’m the mom. I can do that. If I want to pretend that this was his first haircut experience, which is supposed to be perfect in memory, …
State of the Boy, First Edition of 2009
I haven’t written much about the Boy, because in a macro sense at least, things are business as usual. He’s still in his pre-school in the morning and entertaining his motley crew of home service providers in the afternoon. He’s making progress, in some areas more than others, but it certainly tells us we are …
Anything but Routine
The other day, I was filling out a “sensory profile” on the boy for his OT. I was reading the questions out to Mr. IT in some effort to include him in the process. I’m still not sure why I did this. I’d read the question, wait for his answer, and then say something to …
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