As I was playing with my kiddos yesterday morning, an idea started taking shape in my mind: my children are keeping me young, and at the same time, aging me. Playing around the backyard with them, pretending to be robots and butterflies and dinosaurs, chasing the dogs, soaking up the abundant California sunshine... It's as … Continue reading The Parent’s Paradox
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My two-year-old son has recently started to "feed" his action figures, some toys, and his sister's dolls. It's great to see him using his imagination and acting out how he interprets real life! This is the first time that I was able to get some photos of him, and he actually created quite the pretend … Continue reading
Being a Child Again
The other day, I was playing with my daughter. We were using brooms as guitars. I was having so much fun jamming on that pretend guitar and Emily had the biggest smile on her face watching her mommy play like a kid. It got me thinking about how children bring out the child in us. … Continue reading Being a Child Again