Monthly Archives: January 2009

We Should All Be the Pregnant Lady in Yoga Class Sometimes

Posted on January 27, 2009 by yogamamame

Sometimes, you decide you must do something that is against your better judgment. Ideally, these circumstances should not include going to yoga class.  Not because it’s never a bad idea to go to yoga class — although that is the … Continue reading →

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Can I Make My Child (or Anyone Else for that Matter) Happy?

Posted on January 21, 2009 by yogamamame

Jake has just discovered the concept of righteous indignation. As in, “How dare you comb my hair for me!”  Only expressed in howls of unhappiness perfectly calibrated to get on my last nerve. Or, “Don’t you dare fill up that … Continue reading →

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How Much Influence Do I Have on My Toddler’s Tantrums — and the Tantrums of Others?

Posted on January 16, 2009 by yogamamame

It was only after the fact — as I recounted the incident to Jake’s preschool teachers this morning — that I saw the humor in it. There I was, seven-plus months pregnant and clad in a thick black winter coat … Continue reading →

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Trusting the Nostalgia (Even When You Should Be Embarrassed by the Songs You Are Listening to on the Radio)

Posted on January 14, 2009 by yogamamame

I am awash in nostalgia these days. Certainly it has something to do with the impending transformation of my status into “mother of two.” One child, Mike and I agree, is an accessory. Two children is an adult family. Who … Continue reading →

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Why It’s a Blessing to Find Out the Path Is Bumpier than You Expected

Posted on January 6, 2009 by yogamamame

Jake started crying before I so much as moved toward the door to leave him at school this morning. Real tears. Not the almost-obligatory yells of faux abandonment he would throw my way when I dropped him off at his … Continue reading →

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My Toddler Teaches Me When to Say “I’m Sorry”

Posted on January 5, 2009 by yogamamame

Jake has picked up a rather impressive and useful new habit.  He now frequently says, “I’m sorry.” The thing is, I’m not entirely certain whether he’s saying it when he’s the one who has something to be sorry for.  More … Continue reading →

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“Mommy, Go Work.”

Posted on January 2, 2009 by yogamamame

“Mommy, go work.” Jake said these words gently, with a firm hand on my knee as if to steady me for the blow of his very first (but, oh, I know, definitely not his last) leave-me-alone-already. We were in his … Continue reading →

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