Tag: kids
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Behavioral collapse
When I got home today I saw Isaac leaving and as I walked in the door Stephanie declared that we need to talk about Isaac because she was done with him. We had a good talk about him and how she should avoid exerting control when he got oppositional other than to send him away.…
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Busy Bees
I’m grateful that my kids have friends and that my little boys can entertain themselves outside for long stretches (that bodes well for future emotional development). I’m also grateful to learn that Chris Bradshaw got surgery on his noise and throat which is relieving his sleep apnea. I hope as that physical challenge is diminished…
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End of Summer Fling
We had a nice end of summer fling for the family today. We borrowed the kayaks from Andy and Marsha and went to Jordanelle with the Jacobsons. In the future we will confine ourselves to Rockport since we can park right on the beach and save ourselves the trouble of hauling all the equipment from…
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A Good Day
I finally got up early enough to go play basketball at the church at 5:30 this morning. I got a good workout and proved to myself that whatever basketball skills I ever had are gone now. I ended by receiving a massive body check from a 260-pound big man. I also finished reviewing the last…
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Seeing the Effect of CPS on the Kids
The kids have been very fractious and upset for the last couple of days – mostly yesterday – and Laura finally pointed out how they were behaving and treating the family and asked them why they were feeling that way. Their response? They expressed ongoing distress at having been pulled out of class and questioned…
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The Truth About Intimacy
Another comment about Mormons being sexually repressed got me thinking about this topic. I’ve heard similar comments about Christians generally or religious people generally. It is most frequently made by people claiming they want to free those enslaved by that repression (whichever group they directed their comment at). Sometimes I think it is said with…
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Gkee Dtoo
You may wonder what language that title is written in. Before I say, I have to say that I am probably close to a year late in recording this. The language is “2-year-old boy.” That (or variations such as “Tee Qu”) is how Enoch used to say “thank you” when he was beginning to talk.…
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22 November 2009
Today was our first “normal” Sunday (meaning new normal) since I was set apart. We are still working on the timing of getting everyone to church, but we’ll get there. Abby Moore spoke in Sacrament meeting – another good talk from a past Sunday School student. Spencer Nelson taught Gospel Doctrine – last week I…
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21 November 2009
We had a very relaxed day today with a storybook ending. I got the things done that I needed to for Elder’s quorum and then took the rest of the day easy. Laura had me go to the grocery store to get cream cheese for dinner and I saw President Eyring there. It was funny…
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22 October 2009
Before my alarm had even gone off this morning I was awakened by Isaac coming to the door crying. He stood at our door and called “Dad, are you still mad at me?” The last thing that happened to him before bed was that I carried him to his room and shut the door as…