by Mir | Apr 2, 2014 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Come closer, so that I can share a great secret of the universe. I just figured it out, because I’m brilliant, and so naturally the next logical step is to share it with all of my closest friends on the Internet. Here it is: Teenagers are a lot easier to deal...
by Mir | Mar 28, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I think I have discussed here before a certain… shall we say… philosophy difference in parenting between myself and my children’s father. Said difference manifests in a hundred different ways, but one of the most frustrating for me has been—and...
by Mir | Mar 25, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Being an adult is complicated, man. While I appreciate that I don’t have to ask anyone if I feel like having ice cream for dinner (this IS the marvelous future I imagined!), there are other aspects of adulthood I don’t relish quite so much. Like, the older...
by Mir | Mar 20, 2014 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Ottomatic For the People
Last night Otto and I were lying in bed after a very long day. Usually that’s when we have our best conversations, you know—side by side in the dark, chatting about nothing and everything just before we drift off for the night. But on those long, hard...
by Mir | Mar 18, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Ottomatic For the People
Today over at Alpha Mom I’m sharing the naked truth about keeping romance alive when you have teenagers. Spoiler: It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be (and not in a “that’s what she said” kind of way, either). This would be a good...
