Everyday moments
11 articles
When the outing you planned is not going to happen
The museum visit is off. What happens to the afternoon?
A few ideas for the month, with room to change your mind
A little room for each other.
The last twenty minutes before bed
The cup downstairs and the bag still open.
When there is another adult in the house
Two adults in the room, and somehow nobody is actually answering.
The morning that starts badly and stays that way
You cannot rewind the morning. You can stop it becoming the whole day.
When you have to stop something that is going well
It's finally working. And now you have to be the one to stop it.
The afternoon when there is no floor
A small home does not need a playroom to make room for play.
Three days at home is a long time
Day one is easy. Day two is the actual long weekend.
The before-dinner wobble
They don't want the toy. They want to be where you are.
The first five minutes after they get in
The first thirty seconds tell you everything, if you know what to listen for.
The 4PM stretch, and one small thing to start when everyone's done for the day
That worn-out hour is genuinely hard, and that is not a sign you are doing any of it wrong.
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