by Mir | Mar 25, 2008 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Dear Sir and Madam: It it with a heavy heart and much regret that I feel the need to inform you of my decision to tender my resignation as Greatest Mother In The World. We all know that lately I’ve simply become unable to keep up with the demands of the...
by Mir | Mar 24, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
What do you do after a long week and a horrible day when the worry is eating you up and you wonder if you’ll ever get your footing when it comes to this parenting thing? Well, if it’s the night before Easter, you have to chat with the Easter Bunny and...
by Mir | Mar 22, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
A while ago my friend and fellow mom to a “different” child, Susan Wagner, wrote a piece called What It’s Like which I have often, secretly (until now) gone back to read when I need a little boost of solidarity. Susan says: The hardest thing for me...
by Mir | Mar 21, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
As is so often the case, the moment where I hit the wall—and it happened yesterday morning right before I wrote that post, which was right after my darling son took a swig of the medication I offered and then promptly gagged and spat two teaspoons of liquid...
by Mir | Mar 20, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I am not worrying. Nope. Not me. I mean, I’m sure it’s PERFECTLY FINE that my son has had his new appliances in for three days and is still basically refusing to eat or drink. The fact that I’ve spent the last three days in the kitchen making...
