Me Time, by its very name, suggests that who we are during the daily grind is not who we truly are. It begs us to search for fulfillment outside of the titles of “wife” and “mother.” It accuses precious little ones and God-given spouses for suppressing us. It reduces motherhood to a disease in which little dirty faces and endless…
Month: July 2010
the weaning of R
I am one of those mothers who “plans” to breastfeed to age two–as per the World Health Organization’s recommendation (amongst many others)–and is pretty militant about going to at least a year. E lasted until seventeen months, and I thought that was a little short. R was weaned, completely, by nine months. I have very, very mixed thoughts about this.…
Chores and the Two-Year-Old
One of the major themes of larger-family life definitely seems to be chores. And, indeed, I want to teach E how to work and contribute to the home as much as she is able. But sometimes it’s hard to know how to use a two-year-old to actually accomplish anything useful. I can’t emphasize enough how much I’m still learning to…