I get the bad feeling that a huge disconnect is coming between what Stephen knows and what the education system says he should know. This week’s reading words from his first grade class are (in no particular order):
day
red
by
eat
here
say
car
play
He was bored with these words before I was finished with cutting out the flash cards. To spice [...]
Yesterday Stephen had a shared birthday party with his cousin Mya, who is a year older. It was at Chuck E Cheese’s and it was a pretty good time. I was tired so I found one spot and stayed there until I was told we had to move out of the party area and head [...]
Chances are really good that he will never see this post or even this blog, but a lot of the things that I do and say about him aren’t for his ears, they are to proclaim my love for him to the rest of the world. He is my youngest, but I have never felt [...]
Stephen: Daddy, can I go swimming in a shirt?
Me: No, why would you want to?
Stephen: Because I don’t want to feel uncomfortable with my body.
Me: (very long pause punctuated by me trying not to laugh) Sure, son.
At the last Parent-Teacher Conference, my son’s teacher mentioned “some concerns” that she had with him. Specifically his behavior in class. I don’t want to go into the details about what she said, but I don’t agree with her. Today a small plastic bag was sent home, containing a stack of flash cards and [...]
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One of the presents we gave Stephen for Christmas was a V-Tech digital camera. The thing is covered in rubber and looks pretty fake, but it is a working digital camera that takes still pictures and short videos (as well as plays games like tic-tac-toe and match-the-pictures). The quality is pretty much what you would [...]
A true conversation:
Me: Hey Stephen, when you took your picture did you smile?
Stephen: Yes.
Me: Are you sure?
Stephen: Yes.
Me: Was it a real smile or did you just show your teeth?
Stephen: It was a real smile.
Me: Are you sure?
Stephen: Yeah.
I’ll let you decide what kind of smile it was.
