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Month 65
Dear Olivia, Kindergarten registration is quickly approaching and I’ve been dreading this day since you were a wee little girl. Not only is this an extremely painful reminder that you’re growing up way too fast, it also requires me and dad to make some really hard decisions regarding the future of your education. We’re fortunate…
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Month 40, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, Somehow you missed the memo that boys are supposed to be big in to bugs or at least not bothered by them. As of recently, you have developed a crippling fear to worms and rollie pollies. We see them quite often on our walks and they never phased you before. Something happened because…
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Month 64
Dear Olivia, Rarely do I get an opportunity to exploit your weaknesses for my own personal gain but you can bet on the fact that when the opportunity arises, I take it. I’m sure you’re asking yourself, weaknesses?! Me?! Yes, all children have weaknesses. In fact, children are largely little weak souls wandering around, causing…
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Month 39, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, I’m a new woman. With you joining your sister two days a week at school, I find myself with hours that are all mine. IT’S INCREDIBLE! I went in to the grocery store to attempt full-on grocery shopping and it marks the first time in years that I got to do this tedious…
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Month 63
Dear Olivia, I just finished packing up the rest of the holiday decorations today and this day always leaves me feeling a bit sad. I love Christmas and all the obnoxious, cheesy, bedazzled hoopla that surrounds it. For the month of December and part of November, I do my best to suffocate myself with Christmas.…
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Month 38, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, I have learned from a very young age via the gripes from my mother when my dad would become sick and I learned first hand when I started dating your father way back in the day, that you don’t want to be around a man when he gets sick. I’m not talking about…
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Month 62
Dear Olivia, I knew raising a daughter would not come easy for me. In fact, the idea of having a daughter scared me so much that I decided to keep the sex a surprise when I learned I was pregnant. I was not an overly feminine girl nor could I easily relate to other girls.…
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Month 37, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, Last month, I discovered the parenting magic that is “Screamfree Parenting” and I’ve tried exceptionally hard to follow the calm, level-headed, responsible parenting guidelines that the book tries to demonstrate. I feel like we really gained some traction the first couple weeks and in fact, I was even given a compliment by a…
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Month 61
Dear Olivia, This post comes to you from a much calmer version of myself and no, I’m not being sarcastic. Thank you for knowing me so well though. I can’t say this was entirely true a couple weeks back when a very tired and anxious version of myself walked in to your pediatricians office with…