by Mir | Jun 8, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
When I was a kid I went to camp. Always. And I loved it—don’t get me wrong—but I feel like the proper reward for everyone in the family for surviving another year of getting up at o’dark thirty five days a week to get to school is a summer full...
by Mir | Jun 6, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Sometimes I keep waiting for a big cohesive story to come along before I sit down and write, and then I realize that actually, I’ll be waiting a long time. And there are little tidbits I want to remember, in the meantime. Things I Have Learned While Gardening...
by Mir | Jun 4, 2009 | Friends
I tend to think of myself as somewhat friendship disordered. I have never had a big crowd of friends, and even the ones I’ve had tend to be intense relationships that burn out over time. In my younger days, when difficulties in friendships cropped up,...
by Mir | Jun 3, 2009 | Detritus
Funny thing about taking a mini-vacation from your stress: It’s right there, waiting for you, when you get back. Hmph. And so today I can only offer this COMPLETELY hypothetical question, inspired by someone else, someone who is NOT ME: Have you ever actually...
by Mir | Jun 2, 2009 | Health is overrated, My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Last year my daughter was misdiagnosed with Molloscum Contagiosum. Then we went to a dermatologist who told us she was surely allergic to berries and citrus. Then we went to an allergist who said no, actually, she was she was allergic to peanuts. And then her rash...
