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March 7, 2011 by: Shell

Losing the Baby Words: No more "Ass"

Isn’t it cute how kids mispronounce things when they are little? My oldest insisted that bananas were “man-ans” for the longest time.  Probably even longer than normal because we started calling them that, too. My middle son has called bananas “bee- nanas.”  Still does.  My older brother mistook bananas for the word “Batman.”  Even to this day, if any of us are making Banana French

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January 15, 2010 by: Shell

Shovels and Brotherly Love/Violence

Sooo…. You know how last week, I was telling you all the odd things that I was screaming at my boys? Two of them being: Don’t hit your brother with a shovel! and Stop hitting your brother with a shovel! And then I reassured you that they were made of plastic. What I neglected to tell you is just how big those plastic shovels are.

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October 22, 2009 by: Shell

One Sweet Moment

My two oldest boys tend to beat the snot out of each other. They hit, punch, karate-chop, kick, jump on, pinch, and even occasionally bite each other. It doesn’t even take any sort of provocation. One can be sitting there, quietly playing and the other will attack. Boys. Or, rather: brothers. Since they don’t do this with their friends, only with each other. Unless there

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Welcome to Things I Can't Say: Tips and Tales from an Introverted Mom. I'm Shell. Boy mom, beach girl, bookworm, ball games, baker, brand ambassador, Thinking yoga, food, and travel should start with "b," too. Finding the easiest way to do some things while overthinking so many others. Read More…

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