by Dijon | Jul 29, 2019 | non-chicken posts, reflections on life
You’ve probably seen the term used online, as part of a disparaging remark about a product or a company someone suggested another person look into. Advocates of this business model prefer to call it network marketing or direct sales, while its many opponents...
by Dijon | Jul 22, 2019 | imperfect parenting
Last year, when my daughter was in Kindergarten, I had the opportunity to volunteer in her classroom and listen as all the kids practiced their reading. At first, only a few of them could manage to sound out the most basic words, but as the school year went on I...
by Dijon | Jul 5, 2019 | featured, imperfect parenting
Imagine for a moment how different parenting would be if children came with instruction manuals. On the surface, it seems like having answers on how to best care for our babies in every phase and season of their lives would make all the difference....
by Dijon | May 23, 2015 | featured, reflections on life, writing
I hope you’ll all bear with me for a moment while I brag on myself. I was bullied today, and it was glorious! Now, I’ve never been very skilled at picking up on social cues, so there’s a chance this wasn’t my very first experience with being...
by Dijon | May 22, 2015 | imperfect parenting
Anyone else have days like this?
by Dijon | May 21, 2015 | featured, imperfect parenting, reflections on life
I was almost finished making dinner when my husband returned home from a long day at work. He spotted our younger daughter, C, playing and cooing in her walker, picked her up and took her into the living room. A short time later the two of them returned to the kitchen...
