Well, I’m here to eat crow in the most delightful way possible.
A couple days ago I posted a link to a tutorial on how to fold a napkin into a Christmas tree. . . because you know, the holidays aren’t stressful enough without having to fold our napkins into pretty shapes. Yeah, this is not how I am wired. I was going to complain about the perfectionistic tendencies the holiday season tends to bring out, but then decided that there are women who genuinely love this stuff and I wanted to be supportive of them. So I was all, “Ladies, you do you.” and felt good about it.
And then my seven year-old son saw the video.
He said to me, “That looks like origami. I like origami.” He then watched the video a couple times, napkin in hand, and mastered the technique. There are now 15 of these Christmas tree napkins waiting for our family dinner party tomorrow evening.
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December 14, 2016
by Maralee
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My child left for school in a huff today. It was very much an “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” scenario. The cereal selection wasn’t what he was hoping for, he had a last minute request … Continue reading →
December 2, 2016
by Maralee
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I know sometimes people are curious about what life looks like when you’re raising a bunch of young kids. Every once in a while I get the, “How do you do it?” question. While most of the time I just … Continue reading →
November 14, 2016
by Maralee
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I love my community over on Facebook and Twitter. Come join me. The toddler just entertained herself for 30 minutes by “painting.” (putting water onto construction paper with a paintbrush) #protip #yourewelcome Me: Did you know one of The Property Brothers … Continue reading →
October 4, 2016
by Maralee
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I don’t watch scary movies. Ever. At all. I’m not interested in being scared for fun. The daily diaper changes and the ever-present laundry question “what is in that pocket” are about all the suspense my body can handle. So … Continue reading →
September 2, 2016
by Maralee
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Bless my mom’s heart, every time I write something about what she might daintily refer to as “bathroom issues” I imagine a little piece of her soul dies. My mom is super classy. I am not. So I feel free … Continue reading →
June 3, 2016
by Maralee
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When I read a good book, I like to let you guys know about it. “Raising Big Kids with Supernatural Love” by Lori Wildenberg and Becky Danielson is a good book. I’m pretty picky about parenting books. I don’t like … Continue reading →
May 30, 2016
by Maralee
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I know we’ve heard the beautiful wisdom to stop holding ourselves back from enjoying our lives and just dive in: get in the pool with our kids (regardless of how we feel about our bodies in swimsuits), jump in the … Continue reading →
May 23, 2016
by Maralee
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Last night my 6 year-old came back from a birthday party and said, “It was a good party! There were a lot of black people!” At another time in my life I probably would have scolded a child for mentioning … Continue reading →
April 21, 2016
by Maralee
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I wrote a piece recently about how to give parenting advice without being a jerk. In response to that post I got a really good question in the comments. You’re welcome to go read it, but here’s the short version: … Continue reading →
