by Mir | Apr 22, 2011 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
“Friends will come and go. Your family is forever. You only get one brother, and you only get one sister. This is it.” I do a small mental-finger-crossing whenever I speak these words to my children, because of course their father could yet remarry and...
by Mir | Apr 21, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Job? Huh?
I’m reading recaps of Mom 2.0 all over the place, this week. It sort of makes me wish I could do one of those deep and profound sorts of rundowns, the kind where I tell you all about how I was inspired and enchanted and finally met this or that person and they...
by Mir | Apr 20, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
As part of birthdaypalooza, Chickadee was allowed to choose any restaurant for dinner out, on Monday. We don’t eat out all that often, and we almost never go out to eat during the week, so this was an auspicious occasion, indeed. Her debate with herself was...
by Mir | Apr 19, 2011 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Yesterday I was super-awesome and let my daughter skip school to celebrate her birthday! Yesterday I was also a stone-cold bitch and made my daughter spend half her birthday at the doctor’s. Um. Oops! So, no, we still don’t know what’s going on with...
by Mir | Apr 18, 2011 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Woohoo!
Monkey claims that 13 is his lucky number, in large part, because it’s mine. He still thinks I’m cool; he still wants to like what I like and do as I do. You, on the other hand, suffer under no such delusions. If I say it’s black, you are all but...
