Tag Archives: Parenting

Hope, part 4 (the title)

Posted on December 4, 2013 by harasprice

In my current vocational life, I have the privilege of walking the path of scholarly development along with my doctoral student colleagues. I am writing this blog today as I proctor an exam for the students in my research methods … Continue reading →

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Hope, part 3 (the gift)

Posted on December 3, 2013 by harasprice

All I wanted for Christmas that year was a Rubik’s cube. Now, that sounds like a ridiculously cheap and easy holiday gift, compared with iPads and Xboxes dominating lists today. But, in 1981, it really was all I wanted. Purchasing … Continue reading →

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Closet Excavation

Posted on November 16, 2013 by harasprice

Whoever coined the phrase “skeletons in the closet” probably had taken a peek into my downstairs coat closet and quickly shut the door before anything otherworldly escaped. From all I have read in the professional literature about hoarding, there seems … Continue reading →

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Lost or Hibernating?

Posted on September 14, 2013 by harasprice

I have heard my daughter describe herself as “mother to a thousand stuffed animals.” Since she was a toddler, the “stuffies” that come into her life have names, homes, and imaginative stories that give them substance beyond plush and stuffing. … Continue reading →

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Night in the NICU

Posted on March 7, 2013 by harasprice

My daughter’s birth, as one might expect nine years after the fact, is wrapped in a blissful cloud of memory where I remember the arrival of her presence more so than the pain or endurance of the process. But there … Continue reading →

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