Confessions of an Accidental Attachment Parent
‘I’ll breastfeed, but only until I go back to work.’‘This baby will have her own bed, in her own room.’‘Of course I’ll leave the baby with other people.’‘I’m having a midwife, but I'm giving birth in the hospital.’‘I’m fine with my baby taking a bottle or a soother.’‘Babies cry. It’s not going to stress me out too much.’‘My life and my relationship with my husband will always come first.’‘I’m not going to be one of those mothers.’It’s true – I said all of those things. Some of them I said while I was pregnant with my first, and some I said long befo

Dove Turns Two!
Dove turned two on Sunday, and I have lots to say about it. But, as I am still nursing a 15-toddler hangover, I'll let the pictures do the talking for today. Happy birthday, my sweet. You are loved more than you will ever realize. Last year...

Remembering
My fatherRM3 US Navy1942-2007I miss you.

Leap of Faith
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Model Behaviour
‘You should take her to an agency.’ ‘Does she model?’‘She really should do commercials, because whatever it is she’s selling, I’d buy it.’Since I have had children, the kindness of strangers and their swiftness to remark on the beauty of my babies has been steady. It’s nice to hear, and obviously I think they are quite correct in their assessment of my children’s loveliness – there’s nothing modest in my estimation of my children’s beauty; it has been obvious – no, visceral – to my eyes and my heart since the day each of them was born. Certainly I do not need, nor do I try to extract complements from people, thoug