Parenthood is a Constant and Continual War of Attrition

Jooste Household, Philadelphia, PA December 2013 BAM! Another binky hits the floor in protest. The sound echoes through the apartment and hits my eardrum like a sledgehammer. This is a new game: throw the binky on the floor, mom or dad comes in to retrieve it, clean it, and replace it. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Eventually, […]

Instead of Chess

So Dave and I crept into our six-month old daughter’s room on Friday night at about 10 o’clock, and stood next to her crib, giggling like a couple of adolescents high on Pop Rocks. “She’s so cute – let’s play with her,” I stage-whispered. “But, she’s sleeping,” my husband countered. ->Three-second pause in which both […]