by Mir | Dec 6, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
It’s Tuesday, and that means that today I’m over at Off Our Chests. Partially inspired by Otto’s birthday (and subsequent match-stuck-in-the-cake), I’m thinking about wishing, today. And wondering if I’m weird. I once had a friend who...
by Mir | Dec 5, 2011 | Ottomatic For the People
Yesterday was Otto’s birthday, and lo there was much celebration and rejoicing! Except… there was no way I was going to manage to top last year’s surprise (and subsequent party and extravaganza), plus Otto was out of town for most of the weekend,...
by Mir | Dec 2, 2011 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I kept Monkey home from school yesterday because they were having one of their fantastic hippie field trips where they spend the entire day in the woods connecting to nature*. These field trips are great, but even when Monkey’s doing okay, we have determined...
by Mir | Nov 30, 2011 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting to give you an update on the incident at school because I just knew that the triumphant day would come when the parents of the boy involved would either call or show up on our doorstep to talk to us. Because if my child...
by Mir | Nov 29, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Oh, man. The way kids make you reflect on your own childhood and your own foibles and various experiences and thoughts was not something I was prepared for when I started this gig. So much of what we’re working on with both kids, right now, has to do with being...
