Category: Truth in Parenting
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“I want a pogo stick and a scooter and a black and red watch” -Viv to Santa
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Viv was born five years ago, or just yesterday, depending on how much sleep you've gotten. My emotions have been heavy these past weeks, heavier each passing week as the daylight dwindles. Fall does a number on my body clock, disrupting my sleep, which then in turn chips away at my emotional fortitude. In a…
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Viv: "When I grow up I want to marry Miss Tia" Mama: "Where will you live when you and Miss Tia are married?" Viv: "Why not right here, this house is great!" Mama: "This is mama and papa's house, you can't live here once you're grown up and married." Viv: "What if you're already dead?"…
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Registering Viv for kindergarten was frustrating. I first signed her up back in June, at the appointed time, bringing a file with our residency documents her vaccination records, birth certificate and her actual self. Then, in July, there were forms to complete online and a requirement to upload the same documents. Mind you, that…
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