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From the monthly archives:

February 2007

The Scary Spider

February 27, 2007

A few weeks ago at dinner, Rio suddenly turned to me with the fingertips of both hands pressed together, a bit like a traditional prayer position. She held her hands out and said, “I have a spider. It’s a very scary spider.” Then she darted her spider-fingers toward me I leapt back in mock horror [...]

Tagged as: parenting, rio

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watching the baby grow

February 27, 2007

I’m becoming acutely aware that Rio will not be “my baby” in the same way she has been much longer. She’s already a Big Girl in so many ways. She dresses herself, and washes and brushes her own hair and teeth. She walks, she talks, she goes potty without even telling me about it and [...]

Tagged as: baby project, parenting, rio

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Letting the tide go out

February 26, 2007

Some days I stand at the beach and watch the water go and want to hold it where it is, keep the moment frozen somehow. This is the itch camera’s were created to scratch, I suppose, and I took a lot of pictures this weekend. Saturday The Kid turned 13, which I guess makes him [...]

Tagged as: ian, life stuff, parenting, stepparenting

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hellooooo boooobies!

February 15, 2007

The scene yesterday: me at the computer, “working”. rio climbs onto my lap, pulls the collar of my shirt out as far from my body as it will go and sticks her face into the opening. “Hello Boobies! Hellooooooo! I love you, Boobies!” Just now, same setting, she came running over, grabbed my chest and [...]

Tagged as: parenting, rio, rioisms

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“R” for Rio

February 9, 2007

“I see R for Rio!” Rio shouts excitedly from the living room, where she has settled herself in my rocker with her alphabet book. “Look! R for Rio!” I look. She’s pointing at the R. This isn’t surprising, since sometime in the past week she suddenly clicked onto being able to identify about half the [...]

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Rio as proto-surgeon

February 6, 2007

Ever since my ultra-sound, Rio has been attempting to open parts of her body. Mostly her legs. I first noticed this when she was running around the kitchen saying, “Open! Open! Open! Hard! Hard! Hard!” in an increasingly frustrated way while she pinched the skin on her legs. At first I thought she was having [...]

Tagged as: parenting, rio, rioisms

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world of the absurd

February 6, 2007

1. Scene: Day Care Me: Sweetie, please don’t put cheese in your ear. Rio: But Cheese loves me. Me: uh…I know cheese loves you, but don’t put it in your ear. Rio (slightly exasperated, like mom just does not get it): Cheese loves my ears. 2. Scene: Old Navy Me: Am I correct that I [...]

Tagged as: life stuff, parenting, rioisms

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Dora the Explorer = So Fired

February 2, 2007

I love the idea of Dora, a hip bilingual Hispanic kid who goes on adventures. As a concept, she kicks Barbie’s butt. As an icon on flashy sneakers, she’s kinda cute. As a cartoon character, she’s high-pitched, annoying and insipid. Rio loves her. I bought Rio some DVDs last week, after I realized that letting [...]

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