by Mir | Apr 24, 2013 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I listened to a parenting seminar on CD this morning. My daughter’s therapist gave it to me, and the looong preface that came with this particular loan rivaled even my wordiest attempts to clarify my experience. It was not a criticism, she said. She just really...
by Mir | Apr 23, 2013 | Job? Huh?, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
This week seems determined to flatten me and suck out my will to live, and it’s only Tuesday. This does not bode well, I’m thinking. While I go try to find my mojo (have you seen it? I think I dropped it somewhere yesterday), feel free to head on over to...
by Mir | Apr 20, 2013 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Ottomatic For the People
Otto and I were having some quality time on the couch last night, by which I mean that we were each sitting there on our respective laptops while half web-surfing and half watching the news because WOW, the news last night, yeesh. Typical Friday night, in other words....
by Mir | Apr 18, 2013 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I sent you daily affirmations for a while, while you were too far away and dealing with too much, and it was the best way I knew to keep beating out “I love you, I love you” on my heart drum so that you could hear it. You complained, once home again, that...
by Mir | Apr 17, 2013 | What do I do all day?
Back before it became clear that we were all supposed to spend this week pondering the fragility of life and/or the enigma that is the human brain (with its capacity for both great evil and kindness), I wrote some other stuff. I’ll grant you that it...
