October 2009 Archives

The Family Tree

The family tree assignment comes home from kindergarten. I’ve been expecting this one ever since I read an article, and then later a children’s book, about how an assignment like…
- Posted by Stacy Clark to The Yin and the Yang
Priceless

Between scattered rain showers, typical of a Florida afternoon, Hanna and I dash out to the car. She climbs into her booster seat, asks me to strap her in. “Like…
- Posted by Stacy Clark to The Yin and the Yang
Matter of Trust

The phone rings midday. It’s a Chinese language teacher who wants to know if Hanna is interested in taking lessons with another five-year-old child in our area. What to do?…
- Posted by Stacy Clark to The Yin and the Yang
Tummy Mommy

I am puttering around the kitchen, loading the dishwasher, clearing off the daily paraphernalia that gathers like falling leaves on the kitchen table. Hanna comes to me, she stands belly…
- Posted by Stacy Clark to The Yin and the Yang
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