In just 9 days I will celebrate 1 year of blogging on MushBrain — that is to say, 1 year of blogging anywhere. This little hobby started shortly after Lilly was born with a few modest goals read more…
In bed, but crying,
after a long day of play.
Please go to sleep, babe.
At last, I can rest.
NetFlix, don’t fail me now . . . whew!
“It’s complicated.”
As promised, I will break down the debinkification process that we used on Lilly so that all parents can torture the binkies right out of their children’s mouths.
What You’ll Need:
- 1 child with a binky habit (God help you with more than 1 because I don’t know if I can)
- 1 pin
- 1 pair of scissors
- 1 boring week when sleep can be forfeited and your child is not dealing with any other major changes
- Patience
- Noise-cancelling headphones (optional)
So, I’m just wondering . . . exactly how many times does a child need to get stuck in various fixtures of the home before one should consider themselves a bad mom? Just wondering. No particular reason. read more…
It’s been two weeks, four days, and one second birthday party since we began Operation De-Binkification and I am happy to say we have success. Lilly has only asked for “binkies” (still plural) 2 to 3 times since we completed the 7-day operation and each time I’ve been able to distract her and move on without granting her request. read more…
When I last posted Lilly had deliberately dropped her binkies into the small space between her crib and the wall and nonchalantly dismissed the thought of a night without the binkies. I was proud. I almost - almost – declared: “Mission Accomplished.” read more…
Day 5 Mission: POSTPONED due to continuing success with initial destruction of binky. Continuing with Day 4 Mission.
Tantrum Threat Level: LOW. Lilly’s passion for the binky is waning.
Progress: Yes! Yes! Yes! read more…
