by smaclaughlin | Feb 18, 2017 | developmental expectations, discipline, family, humor, my life, perspective, poop
One of my Facebook friend’s posted this pic from her kids’ Bananagrams game a couple months ago. So great, right? I mean, “penis-poop-they-eat-toot-but” simply can’t be beat. The best part was that the mom was most upset that they spelled...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Jan 2, 2011 | poop, power, toileting
Yes, I am intentionally avoiding use of the word “train,” just as I did when I documented trying to get my child to sleep. I am acutely aware that the well-researched behavioral approaches to getting your kid (or partner) to do what you want, are based on...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Nov 6, 2009 | balance, books, perspective, poop, siblings
So I finished reading Maybe One. It was good. And I am relieved to know that only children grow up to be just as smart, happy and well-adjusted as their sibling-having counterparts. Apparently there have been some pretty weird theories about onlies, but this is mostly...
by Sarah MacLaughlin | Aug 21, 2009 | poop, travel
We recently returned from our first cross country trip. Windham to Manchester: 2 hour drive. Manchester to Chicago: 3 hour flight, plus 1 for layover. Chicago to Seattle: 4 hours. Seattle to Bellingham: 2 hours. Don’t forget the 3 hour time difference! Did I...