by Mir | Oct 11, 2017 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Ottomatic For the People, Woohoo!
If pressed, I am going to tell you that the best two days of my life were when my kids were born. (If pressed further—and/or if Otto is there—I will slot my wedding to him in a very close third place.) Bringing forth new life and the miracle of birth and...
by Mir | Sep 29, 2017 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Otto and I spent most of the spring and part of the summer talking about, planning for, and perhaps-a-little-too-gleefully anticipating our empty nest. It’s not that we don’t adore the children—of course we do!—it’s just that… one,...
by Mir | Sep 18, 2017 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Don’t try to have a conversation with me this week. I will, at some point, mutter darkly about throwing away five pounds of PERFECTLY GOOD shrimp. It will not need to be relevant to the conversation for me to bring this up, either. I am bitter and it’s...
by Mir | Aug 7, 2017 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Hello! Greetings from the land of Never What You Planned, But Somehow It More Or Less Works Out Eventually. I feel like I’ve spent the last 19 years exhorting my kids to be flexible! Go with the flow! But don’t be afraid to change course! There are no...
by Mir | Jul 26, 2017 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Oh look! Something furry!!, Ottomatic For the People
Chickadee has been giving me a hard time lately about the blog. “You never write,” she complains. “Why don’t you write anymore?” I look at her, and she looks at me, and I shrug. Sometimes I follow it up with the usual excuses—I...
