It was a rough bedtime. Ignoring directions, shouting, goofing off, whining, protesting, you name it. Finally in exasperation, I asked, “Why aren’t you cooperating more, Sebastian?” He looked right at me and said, “I was cooperating with my teachers ALL DAY, Mama. I’m tired of it.” Well. At least he’s honest. And I guess if…
Category Archives: Sebastian
Confession
I unbuckle their carseats, and they hop down all by themselves and race/toddle toward the front door. My hands are free to grab the bags. I look around as I pick them up, as though unsure why my shoulders are so light. ————————– “I’m done with breakfast,” he announces, clearing his place. “Now I’m going…
Welcome to the team
Welcome to you all, old friends and new. It’s a special day at Team Rasler: our SITS day! If you don’t know what that means, you can find out more at the end. Allow me to introduce you to The Team. But first, I should tell you that Three of us are sick today, and…
Of boys and haircuts and lollipops
One of the biggest challenges about having two kids (aside from, you know, taking care of two small people as opposed to one) is not comparing them. As you live through it the second time around, you are inevitably pulled back to the first time. Then you (and by you, I mean me) start trying…
Someday
It is impossible to follow all the parenting advice we get from the moment we announce that we plan to join The Club. The toughest? “Enjoy every moment.” There is a part of you that knows this advice comes from a place of nostalgia, from a parent who has forgotten all the miserable, tear-your-hair-out moments that…
