by Mir | Nov 19, 2011 | Oh look! Something furry!!
Yesterday was the last day of Hippie School for an entire WEEK, because it turns out that hippies take their vacation breaks pretty seriously. The kids had already had a wild field trip day on Thursday, so yesterday was more of a “regular” day. As I...
by Mir | Nov 18, 2011 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Last night was an extremely auspicious occasion. For the first time EVER, Otto and I went out for the evening and left the kids to make their own dinner, finish their homework, and put themselves to bed. ON A SCHOOL NIGHT. (Not that we’ve ever done it on a...
by Mir | Nov 16, 2011 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
There’s so much more I want to say about yesterday’s post, about this situation in specific and our society’s willingness to explain away predatory and aggressive behavior as something else, surely, he didn’t MEAN it that way and he would NEVER...
by Mir | Nov 15, 2011 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Yesterday I was crazed, swamped with work I’d put off all weekend, trying to carve out a spot in the afternoon to write here. Because although I write for a living, writing HERE is what keeps me sane and grounded (despite periodic exclamation-point-riddled...
by Mir | Nov 12, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I thought today was a very boring day—I never even got dressed, to tell you the honest truth—but it all just got a lot more exciting ’round here. Apparently I’m throwing a HUGE party. I’m sorry I forgot to invite you, but I didn’t...
