by Mir | Sep 24, 2013 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Some of the drama du jour ’round here has me thinking about what it means to be in the right, and how the older I get, the less important it feels to me. The kids, though, man alive. When they’re right they’re RIIIIIIGHT, and woe betide the person...
by Mir | Sep 23, 2013 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Oh look! Something furry!!, What do I do all day?
My toenails; more specifically, my inability to paint them properly. I believe in painted toenails. I don’t know why, because I almost never paint my fingernails and rarely wear makeup. I’m not exactly a get-dolled-up-regularly type, is my point. And yet,...
by Mir | Sep 19, 2013 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
[Before I get into the actual post, a great big sloppy thank-you to everyone who responded so kindly to my last couple of posts (and the corresponding post over on Alpha Mom). I am emerging from the fog and hoping I never have to switch medications ever again. Thanks...
by Mir | Sep 17, 2013 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
1) Feeling like you’re failing your kids. 2) Feeling like you’re failing yourself. 3) Feeling crappy. 4) HAVING MANY FEEEEEEEELS, period. 5) Sometimes not wanting to talk about those things because there will always be someone ready to tell you that...
by Mir | Sep 16, 2013 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
“You have to blog so I have something to read on the way home,” my father said to me this morning. “No pressure!” I answered, and we laughed. Then I told him I’d try to come up with something. When my folks come to visit for less than a...
