tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-30345 2012-01-26T08:28:00-09:00 Formerly Babyfruit: The Miscarriage Diaries about miscarriage blogging, miscarriage advice, celebrity miscarriage and other miscarrying obsessions. Throw in pregnancy, post partum depression, and now juggling life as a 40-something mom of a 4-year-old. TypePad babyfruithttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cb18653ef0162fffc2cff970d 2012-01-26T08:28:00-09:00 2012-01-26T08:28:00-09:00

At bedtime, 5yo said, "I'm very lucky to have a good mommy and daddy who take care of me when I'm sick."

Aliza Sherman tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cb18653ef0168e5f1f9f3970c 2012-01-24T08:23:00-09:00 2012-01-24T08:23:00-09:00

The other day, before I left on a business trip, I was getting the 5yo ready for school. I ended up braiding her hair "wrong" & put socks on her feet that were "too big." She started sobbing.

Aliza Sherman tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cb18653ef0168e5f1f287970c 2012-01-22T20:15:16-09:00 2012-01-22T20:15:16-09:00

I try to honor her taste in clothing, her attempts to express herself, and work really hard to uncover what lies beneath her distress when she gets upset.

Aliza Sherman tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cb18653ef014e8b912b68970d 2011-09-26T09:12:00-08:00 2011-09-26T09:12:00-08:00

I want her to be adventurous and not afraid to try new things, never afraid unless it is prudent to have a small degree of fear. I want her to know her limits but to push herself to do more,...

Aliza Sherman tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cb18653ef014e8b912334970d 2011-09-23T09:00:00-08:00 2011-09-23T09:00:00-08:00

I'm gearing up for another book tour, this time in support of my 9th book. It's called Mom, Incorporated, and it is geared toward moms and moms-to-be who want to plan for, start or grow a business from home with...

Aliza Sherman tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cb18653ef0153919d5cb1970b 2011-09-21T08:54:00-08:00 2011-09-21T08:54:00-08:00

Yes, I let her go to school like that. She has a quirky, vivid, free sense of style, and I love it. My dad once commented that he thought it was amazing that I let her wear her unique combinations...

Aliza Sherman tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cb18653ef0153919d57f5970b 2011-09-19T08:42:00-08:00 2011-09-19T08:42:00-08:00

Our driveway is short enough that we don't have to get in a car to drive to the end of it to get to the road where the school bus picks her up (some folks around here do have that),...

Aliza Sherman tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cb18653ef0153919d4ca0970b 2011-09-16T08:37:00-08:00 2011-09-16T08:37:00-08:00

Her backpack is bigger than half her body, and she loves it. She doesn't really carry much in it. A change of clothes. A green laminated folder that contains the school work she does each day. And her lunch. That's...

Aliza Sherman tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cb18653ef01543570619e970c 2011-09-14T20:32:44-08:00 2011-09-14T20:32:44-08:00

For you, the end of Summer means a long, crisp Fall. For those of us in rural Alaska, it means a too-short Fall, a quickly descending darkness, and very soon... Snow. Getting my Vitamin D, Sam-e and Happy Light ready.

Aliza Sherman tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cb18653ef015391468294970b 2011-09-03T06:51:54-08:00 2011-09-03T06:51:54-08:00

Trying to explain an optical illusion to 5yo. I showed her a trick that looks like you are pulling your thumb apart (learned it from my dad many years ago). "Does it hurt?" "No, it's a trick," I explained and...

Aliza Sherman