by Mir | Sep 14, 2010 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I am fascinated by lying. Seriously. I always have been. I was a theater major, for pete’s sake. The act of pulling on a persona has always been appealing to me, and my parents are only too happy to remind me that I was something of a pathological liar in my...
by Mir | Sep 13, 2010 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I am a totally awesome parent. Possibly the very best around, in fact. I am consistent. I am firm but loving. I pick my battles, refuse to sweat the small stuff, and set up natural consequences. I have high expectations and foster an environment in which independence...
by Mir | Sep 11, 2010 | Oh look! Something furry!!
Let’s get this out of the way right up front: I’m a sap. I’m aware; no need to point it out. I choose to believe that awareness of my penchant for treating the dog like a toddler mitigates whatever degree of crazy comes along with that. Ahem....
by Mir | Sep 9, 2010 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
… the way Licorice’s tongue flops sideways out of her mouth when she’s getting tired at the end of a walk. … getting into a bed of clean sheets after a long day. … that Monkey has named every one of his army of plastic bugs, and can keep...
by Mir | Sep 8, 2010 | Friends, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
You may recall that I visited Kira last year, too, and it was a wonderful trip and I had a hard time leaving. I was just getting to know her boys, and while I’d been allowed to freely snoogle the baby, I knew that she would be a whole different person this year,...
