by Mir | Jan 5, 2011 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
There is a part of me that feels like my return to therapy has mostly been a few months of “Oh hey, we thought maybe my kid was dying, but apparently he’s not, so I guess I should be fine now” sprinkled in amongst random chatting and just… kind...
by Mir | Jan 4, 2011 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
It seems wrong, somehow, to call you Small Boy when you are all of eleven whole years old, but I’m not ready to give it up. I’m not ready to stop seeing the shadow of the toddler version of you—all dimples and roundness and wide grin—every time...
by Mir | Jan 3, 2011 | Growing
So. I told you that I went ahead and made a vision board this year, and I am simultaneously eager to share and feeling weirdly shy about it all, like maybe I will try to explain why it was so awesome and you’ll be all, “And? You… made a collage....
by Mir | Jan 1, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I made a vision board yesterday, as planned. I was ready to go through the motions and be unimpressed, but it turned out to be kind of cool and yes, FINE, THERE WAS SOME WOO-WOO INVOLVED, and once I am done compartmentalizing all of that perhaps I will share. In other...
by Mir | Dec 31, 2010 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Ottomatic For the People
The kids are coming home today, so yesterday Otto and I tried to cram in everything we might want to do before they’re back. The day ended with a trip to The High to see the Dali exhibit, and it was blissfully free of “this is boring”s,...
