by Mir | Nov 5, 2007 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
You’d think that with the extra hour of sleep we all supposedly got, that yesterday would’ve gone completely smoothly. Of course, I let the kids stay up later, because the only thing that sucks harder than being woken up at 6 on a weekend morning is being...
by Mir | Nov 4, 2007 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Chickadee: So there’s Fred, and Tom— Monkey: Sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! Chickadee: Ew, no, they can’t do that, they’re both BOYS! Me: That’s okay, sometimes boys kiss each other. Monkey: They do? Me: Sure, we’ve talked about...
by Mir | Nov 3, 2007 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
[Ed. note: Believe it or not, this entire exchange was extremely jovial, punctuated with laughter on both sides.] Chickadee: So I had my piggy bank, and I tried to get the money out, except I shook it and shook it and— wait. I lost my train of thought. I need to...
by Mir | Nov 2, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I have a cell phone, and I love it and I hate it. I love knowing that if I’m out and have some sort of emergency, I can reach someone. I hate that it doesn’t always work, that I often forget to charge it, and that most often when it rings it’s not...
by Mir | Nov 1, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I love Halloween, but in the same way that I love tequila—a little bit goes a long way, and too much is, ah, regrettable. The dressing up? That’s awesome. Having candy? Yes, please. (Especially from the point of view of this whole parenting gig, because...
