Baxter on WordPress and Aunt Jen (Mylo)

 Mama, you’re WordPress, right? (laughing) Kind of. Me and a lot of other people, honey.  A lot of other people and you and Aunt Jen, right?  Yes, that’s right.  I wish Aunt Jen could live in our house. Because her is my so-nice Aunt Jen. And I love her.  Well, she loves you a lotContinue reading “Baxter on WordPress and Aunt Jen (Mylo)”

On being a parent whose childhood was not happy

This article from Emotional Geographic on The Courage of Parenting with a History of Trauma really resonated with me. As a survivor of childhood trauma myself, I’ve struggled with my knee-jerk urge to simply shut down my kids when they experience strong emotions. I recently realized that some of my happiest childhood experiences might notContinue reading “On being a parent whose childhood was not happy”

6 Baxterisms for your reading pleasure

“Would you like a Cinderella snuggle?” (About sneaking his flashlight into his room one night) “And you didn’t even see me because you were asleep. So it was like magic!” “I have ring power. I shoot rings at people.” “That is such a silly book, I want to read it every day.” “Do you wantContinue reading “6 Baxterisms for your reading pleasure”