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...
by Mir | Nov 28, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
All (long) weekend long, I listened to folks on Twitter and Facebook bemoaning the school vacation and lack of structure and general driving-batshit-ness of having the kids home for this break. And lo, I creased my brow with wonder and consternation, because I was...
by Mir | Nov 25, 2011 | Job? Huh?, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Today’s the day that I get up early and spend my entire day as a slave to Want Not, and the children are informed ahead of time that I will be essentially unavailable for the day and they should fend for themselves. So I’ve been working for the last, oh,...
