https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writesofpassage/A look at parenting and the goings on in my house. hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writesofpassage/288925So on Friday night, I went to choir practise and I made the mistake of taking my son with me. As I've shared before, every trip out with him is an adventure. This time it was let's-bombard-mom-with-impossible- questions. There was a yellow butterfly, winging it around the church. I surmise that...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writesofpassage/283389I'm connecting dots here and trying to see what I come up with, by way of some light entertainment. Thanks for reading... Whoever said ‘Patience is a virtue.’ that first time must have been a parent or had plenty of contact with kids. At the best of times, it takes a Madonna-like disposition to...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writesofpassage/274275I was watching Law & Order:SVU on Saturday and the lady who had done the killing was crying. My two-and-a-half year old says to me, "Why is she crying, Mommy?" "She did something bad and she's now sorry." I say. He then says "Then why she just don't do-do, Mommy?" (That's Jamaican for having a...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writesofpassage/268432My son manages to make me do idiotic things at least once per week. His antics usually have to do with the telephone. Yesterday at 4:40 a.m., the phone rang. Normally, I wouldn’t answer, but you never know which family member might be having an emergency. So I reach over to pick up the phone –...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writesofpassage/264590Don’t you just hate it when kids get smart with you and refuse to do what you’re trying to get them to do? Take for example my son and the difficulty I am having with his language usage. He’s a quick learner, which has been detrimental in this case. Naturally, our Jamaican patios is fascinating...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/writesofpassage/262615I bought my son one of those Mickey Mouse straws. It's a large convoluted thing that he liked immediately. He liked it so much, he popped it into his mouth right away without it being washed. I said "Son, you can't use it like that, it has to be washed first." He sped away leaving me to do my...