by Mir | Apr 25, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Sometimes, I sit down to write in the morning and there is a Big Thing on my mind that I really do NOT want to get into, so I try to find something else to natter on about, and then sometimes there is simply nothing shiny available and my children have been neither...
by Mir | Apr 24, 2008 | Growing, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Things have been a tiny bit tense around here lately; I don’t suppose you’ve noticed. To say we’ve all been a little stressed out would not be inaccurate. And while I can’t speak for the kids, obviously, I know that I personally feel a lot more...
by Mir | Apr 23, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Back when I was Jewish—you knew I was raised Jewish, right? Before I broke my family’s collective heart and became a Christian?—I got to go to Hebrew School and hear all about the story behind Hanukkah every year. If you’re not Jewish, you...
by Mir | Apr 22, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Mom. MOOOOOOOOOM! Did you write a mushy post about me? REALLY? DID YOU? Because 10 is not interested in your mushy-gooshy love. How EMBARRASSING. Why are you always embarrassing me?? GOD. Clearly we need to go over the rules again. And just to drive the point home,...
by Mir | Apr 21, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Because it wasn’t exciting enough to go to the movies on Friday afternoon, followed by a gala here at the house, followed by a sleepover Friday night, followed by some serious time spent down at the pond welcoming Spring (via the time-honored tradition of...
