by Amy LeForge | Nov 29, 2008 | Parenting
I’ve been thinking a lot about entitlement lately. There are a couple of news items out floating around detailing studies done of young people born between about 1980 and 2000 (give or take). These are the kids who are victims beneficiaries of the self-esteem...
by Amy LeForge | Nov 26, 2008 | Personal/Personal Growth
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the US, and like so many of my blogging compatriots my thoughts are on the holiday and what it means. There are so many things to be thankful for: we have a house, warm clothes, family to love, and food to eat. Believe me when I say...
by Amy LeForge | Nov 23, 2008 | Parenting
When I wrote the last post about losing my temper, I was right in the middle of the situation. I was so angry! The good news is I’ve calmed down and can share with you a few lessons I learned. If you get a chance, check out the comments from that post....
by Amy LeForge | Nov 20, 2008 | Home Schooling
Just yelled my head off and sent all the boys to their rooms. It started this morning when I was fetching dirty laundry and asked The Mercenary to bring any stray clothes down to my room so I could sort and wash them. (Note that I do all the washing, drying, and...
by Amy LeForge | Nov 14, 2008 | How To
I wanted to go to the fabric store. This meant I needed to convince my boys that they wanted to go too. I’ve taken them several times before and while it’s not their favorite, they usually manage to be tolerable. To make it pleasant I promised they could...
by Amy LeForge | Nov 11, 2008 | Thoughts from Amy
8:00 am – two little boys climbed into my bed for snuggle time. Fell asleep. 8:30 am – Announced that we really had to get moving and have breakfast because today is Tuesday and that means morning piano lessons. 9:00 am – Asked The Manager and...
