The Little Paper

Recently, I was starting to feel like a kind of satellite of love, orbiting my daughters with purse and pockets full of tissues, snacks, lip balm and sippys; delivering explanations, juice, stories, hugs, squabble mediation, undivided attention and under-doggies with an immediacy the patrons of a five star hotel would envy.

Frankly, it was becoming a bit of a thankless and exhausting mobius loop. I mean, wait a second. I’m supposed to be in charge here. So why was I doing everything but salaaming as I backed out of the living room with their babybel wrappers in my hand?

Balance is a constant parenting quest, and blessed are the few who swing it on a consistent basis. So here’s hoping 2010 brings you not only the oft wished-for prosperity, health and happiness, but also fewer harried mornings, longer bouts of laughter and more moments of bliss. We’ve tracked down some resolution-worthy endeavors to launch you into a simpler, more mindful decade.

Choices – they’re complicated. From the moment your child is born, you’re making them… cloth versus disposable, time-out versus time-in, daycare, nanny, stay at home, breast, bottle, public or private, skiing or hockey. The stakes can seem pretty high and sometimes it’s really hard to know what the right decision is.