by Mir | Jun 14, 2013 | Friends, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
There was a time in my life—a long time, actually—when I thought I would have a houseful of children. Then I realized I was neither independently wealthy nor particularly patient, so I figured 3 or 4 kids would be plenty. And then, y’know, life...
by Mir | Jun 12, 2013 | Retail Therapy
This week over at Alpha Mom, I’ve written about the best way to go thrifting with your teen. It does not include any information about my daughter’s penchant for going straight for the neon-green hooker heels and dancing around in them declaring,...
by Mir | Jun 11, 2013 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, What do I do all day?
I didn’t mean to wander off and forget to post for so long. This is the part where I should apologize and tell you how completely fantastical and over-full my life is, I guess, except that: 1) I believe that YOUR life is probably interesting enough that me not...
by Mir | Jun 7, 2013 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Ottomatic For the People
Otto and I enjoy a fairly egalitarian relationship, I think, which is mindfully arranged through cooperation, compromise, and the fact that we both really like each other and try hard to be helpful to one another rather than being lazy or assholes. I don’t see...
by Mir | Jun 6, 2013 | Books
In the midst of math-mania (we are now on either Day 3 or Day 4 of the Summer Math Torture, depending on whether or not you count the day Chickadee was locked out of the system, and I am thinking about chewing off my own leg to escape, but Chickie seems to be holding...
