When it Comes to Blood-Sucking Parasites, I’ll Take all the Hope I can Get
Fri Jan 06 2017
I tend to think I am an intelligent person who does not fall easy prey to snake oil sales pitches, but when it comes to lice, all rational thought goes out the window Read more »
New Year's Eve Shoes
Sat Dec 31 2016
This becomes a New Year’s Eve post if you make it to the end. Read more »
When is Belief in Santa Inappropriate?
Mon Dec 26 2016
My eleven-year-old still believes in Santa. Yes, he really believes, he doesn’t just pretend to believe to keep Christmas magical for his little brother or because he is afraid of disappointing me. Read more »
The Aggressive Deployment of Kale
Thu Dec 01 2016
It’s like all the nutrition experts in the country went out drinking and decided to promote kale this year because they really don’t like people very much. Read more »
It's Not About Winning-it's Just My Turn
Thu Nov 24 2016
Happy Thanksgiving, and if you are a single parent, remember you get to make the rules, and you no longer have to be nice to your ex-in-laws unless you want to. Read more »
The Chaos is Proof That we Are Winning At The Family Blender
Fri Nov 18 2016
All of today's confusion and turmoil is indicative of what a stable family-unit we have become. View at blogher »
Tiny Pants Makes a Travel Brochure
Mon Dec 07 2015
Tiny Pants had to make a travel brochure for school this weekend. It was supposed to be about his home town, but it did allow for “any other place” or something. Tiny chose West Virginia. Read more »
Tiny Pants Makes an Unexpected Request For Christmas
Fri Dec 04 2015
Last year, Tiny Pants was seven and wanted an unusual item for Christmas. Lord knows what is in store for me this year. Read more »
My Child Has Been Eaten by Aliens
Mon Nov 24 2014
My kid has obviously been eaten by an alien and replaced with a really convincing replica. Nothing else makes sense. I didn't notice anything unusual until Friday. The new boy looked just like Big Pants. He sounded like Big Pants. He even fought with his brother and pouted just like Big Pants. Read more »
The Joy of Losing
Wed May 14 2014
It's baseball season again. Because I have more enthusiasm than self-preservation, I signed Big Pants up for travel baseball. Because, yay, baseball! Read more »
Same, Same, Same, Same, Same, Different, Different, Different
Thu Oct 31 2013
My first ex-mother-in-law had six kids: three girls in a row, followed by three boys in a row. "They come as they come," she used to always say, meaning that their inherent personality was fixed and unchangeable from birth. Read more »