by Mir | Nov 3, 2015 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
For some reason, we don’t really get trick-or-treaters at our house. This means I buy a bunch of candy “just in case” and then no one comes and then a month later I wonder why I’m fat. It’s a mystery! I wonder if I’ll ever solve it!...
by Mir | Oct 27, 2015 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
You are just never going to guess what happened to me today. NOPE. NOT THAT. Why, today marks the fifth time in 4 years that my Discover card was hijacked. I have no idea why I’m so popular—or why the dirtbags who try to use it always go spend it so...
by Mir | Oct 22, 2015 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
It’s time once again for an installment of “Mir pretends to know things about parenting.” I’m your host, and you probably shouldn’t listen to anything I say. With that confidence-inspiring intro, I give you my latest Q&A over on...
by Mir | Oct 20, 2015 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
That would be me; I’m the old dog. In this instance, anyway. Duncan is ALSO an old dog, but I don’t think he’s learned any new tricks lately, unless you want to count the fact that he has recently started barking at the oven in the evenings. (Chances...
by Mir | Oct 19, 2015 | Health is overrated, It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony, What do I do all day?
I really thought that once Chickadee got her license, my life would become less complicated. Like: immediately, and exponentially less complicated. Because everyone knows that just when you feel like your kids have reached an age of relative self-sufficiency, you are...
