Dear Miles, There is nothing worse as a parent than watching your child get hurt.  I’m not talking about the hurt that comes from stepping on a Lego or the hurt from bumping in to your sister’s elbow.  I’m talking about a hurt so great that for a moment my breath is ripped out of […]

Dear Miles, I’m going to be blunt and flat out say that I think most other children are total and complete dicks.  Babies are ok and even some toddlers I’ll give a pass for not knowing any better but there appears to be something that happens to kids around six or so that makes them […]

Dear Miles, I occasionally get asked why I write monthly letters to you and Olivia and there are really two reasons.  One, I’m kind of an anxious person and have really horrifying fears and one of those fears is I will die at a young age.  I’ve had this fear since I was a little […]

Dear Miles, One must learn that when they are accompanied by a small child, much like yourself, that one should limit the amount of fluids that particular child consumes.  This may seem like an odd thought but it’s really a rather important thing to remember unless you enjoy spending a great deal of time in […]

Dear Miles, You have once again started swimming lessons because I’m determined to have children who can safely maneuver around body of waters without arm floaties and tears.  Given how much you despise water, you can imagine my surprise to you actually enjoying yourself during your lessons and even getting to the point where you […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]