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WHY PARENTING IS EXHAUSTING (but also fun): 10 min transcription w/Lilian Birdie
Lilian Birdie Age 3 1/2 (At art table…) Mom. I’m working on something. I’m making it all nice and clean. Because I’m doing something very impressive. I’m making things with all my favorite things. All...
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ART OF THE DAY: MIXED MEDIA PERSON
Since getting our new little IKEA table we have set up quite a busy little activity station for Lili to churn out art. It’s been wonderful for us as parents because it allows us to sit side by side...
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THE CHAMP
Dear Lili, You were such a little champ at swimming class this week. It was the second to last class and you finally dove in the pool on your own despite each week resisting. The game is all parents...
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EASTER EGGS
Dear Lili, For the last month you’ve been talking about Easter. You really are so excited. You were WAY into decorating Easter Eggs this year. And so were we. It was a perfect rainy day/trapped indoors...
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DREAM JOB
Dear Lili, Last night I dreamed of big white elephants. Or maybe they were grey with a white glow around them. Regardless they were BIG. Not scary. Just so darn big. I consulted an online dream...
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ANOTHER WRITER IN THE FAMILY – AS TOLD VERBATIM (I SWEAR)
“Mom…I wrote a story. I’m the author. Ready? It goes like this. It’s called The Pretty Ones… (in all caps because you pretty much yelled the entire story) ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A MEAN DRAGON WITH...
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RECENT LILI QUOTES
K: Lili, what do you want to do when you grow up? L: Feed bunnies K: You got it sister. L: Mom…you’re not my sister L: Mom…do you want to go to my school when you turn little? L: Mom…what’s courage? K:...
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MY NEW JOB
Dear Lili, Your mother has had a long, winding road of careers in her lifetime. It took me a long while to get where I landed. I think this was a good thing. I would encourage you to try the same when...
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OUR LITTLE CABOOSE
Dear Lili, Over the weekend you had another growth spurt. Some of them in your life have been subtle and others are so ‘in your face’ it’s like watching a flower grow in fast forward right before your...
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SUN PRINTS IN BROOKLYN
Dear Lili, When I was little my Mom and I used to do sun prints: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_printing I always love doing what I consider a little ‘country’ project here in Brooklyn. It was a...
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GLASS HALF FULL GIRL
Dear Lils, I’ve thanked you before in the past but I want to thank you again. Thank you for being so ‘glass half full’ most the time. You make my life so much richer and more full as a result. Corny I...
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8 DAYS
8 DAYS until I start my life back at work. And all I want to do is hold you. Not share you with anyone or anything. Curl up in your bed and cuddle. Hide us in this tiny apartment and listen to every...
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MUSEUM WITH DADDY
Dear Lili, One of your favorite things to do with Dad is go to the Brooklyn Museum on the weekend. You two hop in in the car (after Dad gets his much needed coffee) and off you go. My favorite parts of...
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