Memories of the newborn stage have made their way into my awareness. You remember the stage. Right? The days of sleeping when they sleep — or risk forgoing any sleep at all. Back then, however, sleep was met with silence. In the here and now, YaYa’s sleeping is met with coughing and whimpering. YaYa does [...]

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Watching YaYa’s basketball games has been a nail biting experience – and I’m not one to bite my nails. The level of competitiveness has long passed the “fun-to-fun” stage leaving YaYa on the sidelines for much of the game. Unfortunately, when he does go in, he’s inadequately warmed up and out of synch with the [...]

I’ve always thought of my stepson as a pillar of strength — nothing ever phasing him. But a few days ago I was reminded that even strongest buildings are vulnerable to stressors. So before I even rolled out my mat today I chose to dedicate my practice to DD with hopes he would somehow benefit. [...]