A Need for Dye Free Medications
Thank you McNeil Corp. You screwed me. I love you for that. Can you feel the love in the form of my cursing your existence and Motrin recall? Your junior strength Motrin in the orange flavor is the ONLY chewable tablet OTC pain reliever I’ve found for my son that does NOT contain red dye. [...]
Finding Alternatives
I’ve been finding some good alternatives for Zach who has some dietary issues. First issue is lactose intolerance. Thankfully it’s mild. He was on soy formula as a baby, and then soy milk since. Of course now research is out about how soy acts like estrogen and I wonder what I’ve done to my poor [...]
Life With Zach
Zach has always been my “quirky” child. His recent Asperger’s diagnosis has given us an explanation for his quirks. One such trait of Zach’s scared the ever loving bejeezus out of me from a good sleep at 5am this morning.
Scenario: Zach had evidently come quietly into our room. I didn’t hear him until he was [...]
Teaching Kids to Give Back
We had a parent conference with my son’s teacher, guidance counselor, and principal just before Christmas break. One thing that was mentioned to us was that the school will recognize students who do charitable works outside of school when they have their quarterly awards assembly. That really made me think. We give throughout the year, [...]
I Officially Have the Jolly Green Giant’s Baby
My son Aaron had his three year check up yesterday evening. It was pretty routine. We’re stopping the Pulmicort to see how his asthma does now that we’re out of prime fall allergy season, but we still have it, the albuterol, and nebulizer should we need them (I’m sure we will come Spring). His height [...]
Bullying
There’s a lot of lip service paid to kids and bullying these days. I haven’t seen a lot of action however. There’s still a lot of the attitude that “kids will be kids.” And I agree, to a point, it’s playground Darwinism at work – survival of the fittest. However, when other parents refuse to [...]
Slow
Life here has been slow lately. We took the boys to Chocolate World Sunday to get Aaron’s birthday chocolate bar. He’s not a cake, muffin, or pie eater, so we got him what he likes best. As soon as we pulled up and he recognized it as Hershey, he says “Chocolate?” He knew. Our trip [...]
Kids on Age
Z: “Mom, how old are you?”Me: “I”m 29 for about another month, why?”Z: “Some of the other kids don’t believe me when I tell them that.”Me: “What kids?”Z: “The boy next door. He says you’re 40’s or 50’s like his parents.”Me: “Zach, I’ve told you he’s a little jerkface that you don’t need to be [...]
Let’s Try Parenting
Am I overly crazy because I expect other people’s kids to adhere to some form of decorum? You know, I thought living on an Army post that the kids would have some basic manners and self control. I was sorely mistaken. Some of the same kids who my husband just reprimanded a few weeks ago [...]
Kid Organization – Pak Nak Review
I decided I needed to reign in the Toys R Us throw up in my living room (thanks grandmas, grandpas, and various aunts and uncles). First I cleared out the kids’ play corner. Then after putting together a nine square organizer, I put back on the shelves the books that were currently favorites. Man do [...]
