by Mir | Jun 10, 2015 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Oh look! Something furry!!
Summer is firmly upon us, and I am enjoying all of my unexpected down time. HAAAA. You know, in-between the driving lessons, ferrying children to and fro, working on a few different projects for the school (damn my need to be “helpful” and...
by Mir | Jun 5, 2015 | Growing, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I don’t think I ever posted about taking Chickadee to get her learner’s permit. We did it well ahead of when we let her start driving—much to her chagrin, because we are simply The Worst—and I guess it seemed like sort of a non-event? The most...
by Mir | Jun 2, 2015 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Chickadee is in the process of deciding which colleges she wants to apply to. This is exciting, but also just plain WEIRD, not to mention a little scary. (I mean, for me. Probably for her, too, but I don’t presume to speak for her.) By this time next year,...
by Mir | Jun 1, 2015 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Life has been uneventful here, of late. Yep. Nothing’s happening. Booooring. In the last month: 1) I got laid off. [insert sad trombone here] 2) School ended, and I now have a senior and a junior and SHUT YOUR MOUTH I DO NOT. 3) Chickadee got a job. 4) Monkey...
by Mir | May 28, 2015 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Job? Huh?
So I told my children this morning that I was going to be writing an advice column for Alpha Mom as a “teen expert,” fully expecting them to laugh and laugh, but instead they both just looked… puzzled. Like, it wasn’t even FUNNY that I’m...
