by Sarah Rudell Beach | Mar 6, 2014
Several months ago, my aunt stopped over to see my kids while I was in the process of getting them ready for bed. We had arranged for her visit, but given that my husband was out of town and I was on solo-parenting duty, it completely slipped my mind. When she...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Feb 27, 2014
The other day, as we drove to school, my four-year-old asked, “When do you become a grownup?” My seven-year-old, of course, had an answer right away. “Well, you go to high school, then college, then grad school, and then you’re a grownup!” If only it were so simple....
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Feb 24, 2014
{To the tune of “Piano Man”} It’s 10am on a Saturday,The regular crowd snuggles in,My four-year-old’s curled up next to me,His head nestled under my chin. I say, please let me breathe in this memory,For this isn’t how it usually goes,This will be short, it’ll be...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Feb 3, 2014
A few months ago, I wrote this post about how our cultural ideal of motherhood is portrayed in parenting magazines. Not surprisingly, the messages were variations on two main themes: 1) only mothers know how to properly parent, and 2) they enjoy every moment of said...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Jan 23, 2014
Several months ago, my family watched The Incredibles for movie night. My children, inspired by the idea of an entire family of superheroes, gave everyone in our house special powers. They anointed themselves with quite a few: flying power, killing bad guys and mice...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Jan 8, 2014
The Huffington Post has proclaimed that 2014 will be “The Year of Mindful Living.” We hear about mindfulness everywhere these days – in schools, in yoga classes, even in executive board rooms. It may sound like a fad, or New Age mumbo jumbo. It may...
