Thanks for all the comments on that last post.  I have been shaking my head about that situation all weekend. In the interest of fairness to the kids and the other parents in the class, a few clarifications:

The kids are mostly rowdy during the “down time” portions of class, not during the instruction portion.  The [...]

There was a bit of an incident today at Chinese Club that left me stunned and disappointed.
(Stick with me, this one is kind of long.)
As the kids at Chinese club have become more comfortable in the class, their behavior has deteriorated.  The teachers have tried various methods of incentivizing good behavior with mixed results.  They [...]

A friend of mine is quoted in this article.  I wonder what ended up happening with this baby?

It has been almost three years since we met L.  From day one, I have felt a nagging worry that I am not doing the right things or doing enough for her.
I never felt that way about M, or if I did, those worries have been fleeting.  M and I shared one body; our hearts [...]

This is really quick because I am recovering from L’s 2.5 hour occupational therapy evaluation (seriously, that is a freaking LONG time).  I am planning a post about that soon, but probably not this afternoon.
But in response to a couple comments on the last post:
What I actually think was going on at the Chinese restaurant [...]