by Mir | Nov 13, 2005 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Do most people have a filter between their brains and their mouths? I was born missing this regulatory device, I think. It is perhaps the sort of thing you can cultivate, but the end result is not the same as a genetic predisposition. Like, you can have a perm, if...
by Mir | Nov 12, 2005 | Friends
So I was sitting here tonight, feeling kind of blah. The children– somehow sensing that I had written some sentimental glop about them yesterday–rewarded me today by looking me squarely in the eyes when I informed them that there would be no lunch until...
by Mir | Nov 11, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Tonight the pre-bedtime routine went smoothly, because I bribed the kids into their pajamas before dinner. That’s easy to do when dinner = cereal + movies. I really go all out for those kids, don’t I? Friday nights have the advantage of being less frenzied...
by Mir | Nov 10, 2005 | Health is overrated
Gimme the news! I’ve got a… BAD CASE of realizing that the medical industry may be just a tad out of control even as I rely on them for my very sanity! (Damn, that doesn’t rhyme or anything.) [But it does remind me to share this helpful parenting...
by Mir | Nov 9, 2005 | I'm dating the television
Admittedly, I shouldn’t be watching–or then, admitting that I watched–Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy. I should be ashamed. I am ashamed. Would you like some cake? I just baked it. You need cake with trash TV. Anyway. This two-part episode where...
