by Shannon Popkin | May 7, 2012 | Goals, Kids' Perspective, Mistakes, Parenting, Teens
After you read this, go tell your child to do something that sounds absolutely ridiculous. Like, “Put a pair of socks on your ears.” Or, “Sing ‘Happy Birthday’ into the mailbox.” Or, “Go turn all of the door knobs in the...
by Shannon Popkin | May 3, 2012 | Kids' Perspective, Mistakes, Parenting, Published
Check out my first post on Beyond Bath Time, a blog that supports motherhood as a sacred role. This blog is a follow up to Erin Davis’ new book with the same title, just released in April.I haven’t met Erin in person, but I feel like I have! She was kind...
by Shannon Popkin | May 1, 2012 | Kids' Perspective
“Is this yours?” my friend asked. She had just pulled a tiny plastic ring from her purse.I smiled and said, “Oh! I’m not sure. But if it is, you may keep it.” Her daughter had enjoyed playing at our house with some of Lindsay’s old...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 23, 2012 | Kids' Perspective
It’s Yellow Ball Monday, and Karee Mouw has the ball…Last week, my little guy, Sawyer, padded into our bedroom in the middle of the night looking for some comfort. This isn’t entirely uncommon. (Please note that he comes to my side of the bed, not my...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 19, 2012 | Father
I went out with a guy in college, named Dean*, who carried a picture in his wallet of his dad. It wasn’t a recent picture. It had been taken back when his father was about Dean’s age–maybe 19 or 20 years old.Dean was always pulling the picture out to...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 14, 2012 | Kids' Perspective
Our doorbell wasn’t working.It hadn’t been for about two months, but I just hadn’t figured out how to get it fixed (which involved calling my dad…). When you pressed the button it made a low humming sound, but nothing near loud enough to be...