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From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Lyme Disease

July 15, 2009

I apparently have Lyme Disease. Before today, what I knew about Lyme Disease was that you get it from deer ticks and it is a Very Serious Illness. Now I know that the early symptoms are often: – a painful, red rash in the shape of a bull’s-eye – accompanied by a fever – and [...]

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In praise of simple toys

July 14, 2009

Dr. Rio is performing surgery. She has a pencil, a rubber band, a kitchen apron and the laser-like focus of a professional deep in her work. “Hold still, Mama!” she says. “This is very important.” Of course, her medical career is just one aspect of her life. My young doctor is also an artist, a [...]

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Stilts!

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I got to practice walking on stilts today for the first time ever! It was fun, , and I have a lot more respect and sympathy for the toddlers I work with now. Learning to walk is hard! I did fine though. I just mimicked Serena, waving my arms around like a monster and taking [...]

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some days

July 11, 2009
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some days, even some beautiful summer days, you just have to lie in bed pretending to nap until everyone else has gone out for a walk, and then sneak downstairs and finish off the peanut-butter-chocolate Haagen Dazs by yourself.

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Moved.

July 11, 2009

Obvious to most of you, Childwild has moved, and the look and feel of the blog has changed with the new digs. Please click around, let me know how it all works, what you like and don’t like. I’m ironing out a few kinks behind the scenes and will be back to my regular posting [...]

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More scare tactics aimed at attachment parents

July 9, 2009

I’ve written before about the mainstream press taking on attachment parenting practices with cheap journalistic scare tactics. Now Bruce Schneier, a computer security blogger, is using scary headlines about co-sleeping as an example of people’s poor understanding of risk. His short essay is worth reading. The basic summary: the newspaper touts a raw number of [...]

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Happy Birthday, Serena Rose!

July 9, 2009

Serena, sleeping, originally uploaded by MzMuze. Has it really been two years since you were born? It’s hard to imagine a time you weren’t here. And yet so much has happened: how did we cram a move and a career change and school and travel and nibbling your cute little cheeks into just two years? [...]

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Extraterrestrial Circus Experiment this Friday

July 8, 2009

Two of my kids are participating in Somerville’s Open Air Circus this summer, a local circus produced by and for kids. My teenage stepson is taking a leadership intensive and teaching classes in everything from unicycling to juggling, while the five-year-old in my life has become an instant expert at balance beams, tumbling and running [...]

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A piece of newborn sky

July 7, 2009

A piece of newborn sky, originally uploaded by MzMuze. “Look, Mama, a piece of newborn sky!”

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Magic leaf!

July 7, 2009

Magic leaf!, originally uploaded by MzMuze. “I put a magic leaf in his hand just in case he comes back to life,” Rio says.

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