The Roosters
We thought it might be nice from time time to let our Roosters get a word in edgewise. So, maybe once a week or so, we’ll feature a post from one our five roosters. It might be pretty interesting to get the “other” point of view! Get the RSS feed for all of the Rooster’s posts here.
Dream a Little Dream
February 25, 2010 Posted by Painted Hen's Rooster
I have a 3 year old son who seems to have some amazing clarity and insight into life. It never fails to surprise me when he says something that stops me in my tracks and makes me reconsider everything. Maybe it’s because the mind of a 3 year old is uncluttered and unfettered by the ingrained biases and rules that we “grown ups” live with. Anyway, it was just after Valentine’s Day and my little guy was eating a box of Sweethearts (you know…the little candy hearts with catchy sayings on them). Well, he got one that said “Dream Big”. He thought about it for a moment and then said “Actually, I dream little. That’s why all my dreams come true”. SLAM! In two short seconds he hit the “grown up” idea of dreaming big in the solar plexus. Almost as soon as he said it, he was on to the next thing and smiling and enjoying his life.
The Laff-A-Lympics
February 22, 2010 Posted by Painted Hen's Rooster
I love the Olympics. Summer, winter…it makes no difference. And this year, both of our kids are old enough to actually enjoy the spectacle. In fact, they’re obsessed with Shaun White, snowboarding, skeleton, and the bobsled (our 3-year old says he wants to be a “bobsled pilot” when he grows up!). It’s been great snuggling up on the couch each night and watching the Olympics through the eyes of my little guys.
Nature, Nurture and the Pirate Princesses
November 30, 2009 Posted by Healthy Hen's Rooster
Here at the Healthy Hen House, we have two chicks, a boy and girl. We don’t focus too much on “traditional” gender roles – we just let our kids be kids and see how their interests shake out. Before having kids, I thought children fell into gender roles based more on “nurture” than “nature,” particularly in a consumer oriented society where boys get pelted with guns and girls get sprinkled with pixie dust. Now, I’m swinging towards “nature” a lot more. As our girl started to grow, she got a bit of everything when it came to books, toys, and games we played. We would wrestle, read Cinderella, gather bugs, play “dress up,” play catch, you name it. All options were on the table. But over time, she really started gravitating towards the world of princesses. Now, life is all about Tinkerbell’s fairy dust, butterflies and flowers. The natural “girl” has fully emerged despite exposure to a wide range of activities and toys.
