by Mir | Mar 22, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
A while ago my friend and fellow mom to a “different” child, Susan Wagner, wrote a piece called What It’s Like which I have often, secretly (until now) gone back to read when I need a little boost of solidarity. Susan says: The hardest thing for me...
by Mir | Mar 21, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
As is so often the case, the moment where I hit the wall—and it happened yesterday morning right before I wrote that post, which was right after my darling son took a swig of the medication I offered and then promptly gagged and spat two teaspoons of liquid...
by Mir | Mar 20, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I am not worrying. Nope. Not me. I mean, I’m sure it’s PERFECTLY FINE that my son has had his new appliances in for three days and is still basically refusing to eat or drink. The fact that I’ve spent the last three days in the kitchen making...
by Mir | Mar 19, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I’ve seen a lot of people reference Stuff White People Like recently, either amused or outraged, and I have to say that I haven’t yet decided which side of the fence I land on. Some of the stuff there is pretty funny, albeit irreverent. (Which is of course...
by Mir | Mar 18, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
The children are home, yes, and boy are their arms tired. (Ba dum bump!) Between the time change, the vacation, and the hellish trip back, they are exhausted beyond all reason. Waking them up yesterday morning for school made me feel like a card-carrying sadist, and...
