Siblings

Nurturing Sibling Support – A Mother’s Letter by Nelly

by Kate Fineske June 6, 2013

~I still remember the moment I introduced my daughter to her baby brother. How her adorable three-and-a-half-year-old arms (which only days ago had looked so. amazingly. small.) now seemed enormous as they gently held her newborn brother for the first time. She stared down at him with amazement, yet also with this instant look of [...]

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Great Expectations (A Mothers’ Day Story)

by Kate Fineske May 9, 2013

~ “Come on, it’s Mothers’ Day. Please? Can you NOT argue?” (I heard myself say for what felt like the millionth time to my children.) It was May 8th, 2010 (Mothers’ Day three years earlier) and I was trying with all my might to replace the downward turn of my frown with the upward movement [...]

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Do as I Say, Not as I Do (And Other Awkward Moments)

by Kate Fineske August 16, 2012

You could cut the growing tension with a knife. It had been slowly building, but now… Well, now… the entire meeting was just awkward. In recap, about halfway through a very important, large group meeting, one person began sharing an opinion (loudly), while at the same time another argued (even louder) a converse opinion, ultimately [...]

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Independence Day

by Kate Fineske July 5, 2012

~“Don’t forget…” I began to say, before being abruptly cut off by my oldest daughter who finished my sentence… “WE KNOW MOM! Look both ways and slow down.” She states with a little annoyance. “Remember last year?” I gently add, “When your brother fell?” Trying to further justify my concerned warning of safety. I can [...]

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The Comparison Trap

by Kate Fineske March 8, 2012

Coming SOON to a Theater Near You! ~ In the confines of a busy pediatrician’s waiting room, OR within the crowded hallways of an after-school activity, OR maybe at a park play date… During a chance meeting that could (or could not) be filled with a handful of new and/or “experienced” moms… On any given [...]

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Knowing Your Limits: What Would Your Perfect Family Size Be?

by Kate Fineske September 22, 2011

~ “Mom. Dad. Family. Friends… We’re PREGNANT!” (Not-really!-Don’t-freak-out!-I’m-sharing-a-memory-with-you-all!-GEEZ!) Do you remember the feeling you had when you first announced those words to your close family and friends? Maybe you were excited? (feeling ready for this next step in your life) Maybe you were scared? (knowing all the changes that were about to happen) Maybe you [...]

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The Daily Tattle Battle

by Kate Fineske August 4, 2011

News Flash! We are interrupting your regularly scheduled programming to bring you breaking news! Reporting to you LIVE from the top of the stairs is… my middle child – here to tell you all about … How-his-big-sister-just-kicked-him-out-of-her-room-in-the-middle-of-afternoon-reading-time. AND How-it-wasn’t-fair … AND How-she-is-being-SO-mean… AND How-it’s-“JUST-NOT-FAIR-mom! She-WON’T-let-me-into-her-room!” Or, whatever else my middle child might have said… because, [...]

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