I’m having a very un-PC laugh over here. For all of my lessons to Simon that you can’t tell a book by a cover, to be followed by discussions about the harms of stereotyping, sometimes, well… sometimes we do in fact act according to type. Five children from Keneseth Israel Preschool have applied to Brandeis, […]
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I’ve been collecting funny quotes and will post a collection of them shorty. However, the funniest thing I’ve heard in a while was not said by Simon; that honor goes to our friend and his Auntie Alek. I had let Simon’s hair go without a trim for far too long. Since Simon’s hair is stick […]
“Whose Child Is This?”
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Feb 13th, 2012
So asked Julie, Simon’s much loved swim teacher. She was laughing because my cautious, tentative child had just dived into the pool (from the pool deck, not a board) three times on his own. And done the butterfly stroke’s dolphin kick on his own. And asked what else he could try on his own. It’s […]
Indecision 2012: Some Clarity
Posted in Elementary School, Jessica, Little Boy on Feb 9th, 2012
This is my fifth post in two weeks about kindergarten. Oh! You only saw the one? Well, that’s because I spared you the tedium and me the embarrassment of the Great Kindergarten Freak-out of 2012. You’re welcome. Included in the missing posts were rages about the complexity of the system, confessions of test-score Excel spreadsheet […]
Our Monday-itis just got downgraded. Looks like the fraud attempt might have been on an old, canceled card. So that’s good. And I canceled Simon’s doctor’s appointment, which is ever better. The appointment was made because, as of Friday morning, the school report was that he was still a little low-energy and was still struggling […]
Acute Monday-itis
Posted in Jessica on Feb 6th, 2012
Symptoms: Car parked on street is hit about 10 minutes before start of Super Bowl and less than 48 hours after spending $400 for a brake job; Calves are in screaming agony after treatment at running store. My long run yesterday was a total disaster (numb and tingling feet) resulting from inadequate stretching (my bad) […]
Survival Test
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Feb 3rd, 2012
Two survival tests are incorporated into the Lenny K Swim Academy Simon is enrolled in. The first was supposed to involve a staff member catching Simon unawares and fully clothed and pushing him into the pool. If he had the presence of mind to roll over on his back and float for 10 seconds, he […]
Indecision 2012
Posted in Elementary School, Jessica, Little Boy on Feb 1st, 2012
I’m sitting at my desk right now, staring at the 2012-2013 Registration Packet for school next year. And after 3 months of reading, touring, interviewing, and stewing, I have arrived at an uncomfortable place. I DON’T KNOW HOW I’M GOING TO FILL THIS SUCKER OUT!! Three months of touring. Talking to parents and staff at […]
Malaise or Ennui?
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Jan 28th, 2012
It’s a custom in our family that upon remaking the acquaintance of our pediatrician at Simon’s annual exam, we so enjoy our visit that we return one to two weeks later to continue the conversation. Two years ago that conversation was about anxiety. Last year it was to determine whether or not Simon had an […]
Soccer Overload
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jan 27th, 2012
Here are the top two… no three… no four… no five signs that your child has watched too much English Premier League football (soccer) of late: Sign 1: Not-So Casual Observation Side A [“side” = team in the lingo] makes what looks like a great goal to me. Simon chimes in: “Why didn’t they say […]