"It was fun believing."
Pin itMy 11 year-old son doesn’t believe in Santa anymore. He figured it out about a year ago two years ago… more, probably. I don’t really want to know… *maternal weeping* The same with the Tooth Fairy… Now when he looses a tooth he hands it over and says, “You owe me.” We laaaaaaaauuuuuuugh….. Recently [...]
A Will of Their Own
Pin itIf you took the time to search the early years of this blog, you would find many posts documenting the struggles, the humiliations, the exhaustion, the exhaustion, the desperation, and token precious moments this mom has had woven into the fabric of her motherhood journey. My earliest posts were heavy. It was a dark [...]
The Confessional – It's Still Christmas At My House
Pin itIt is still Christmas at my house. Not because presents keep pouring in, no… but because, as of this writing – January 16, 2010… the Christmas decorations are still — UP. *hangs head* I’m just keepin’ it real for y’allz. I am a classic type-a personality with a scattered-creative alter-ego who obssesses over glitter [...]
Adoption and Goodwill Toward Men
Pin itI just feel moved to write about this treasure… as an outsider. I am not an adoptee, nor have I adopted… Oh, but to bring a child into a circle of love and family where there was none… moves me deeply. I hold adoptive families in the highest regard… for the effort and sacrifices [...]
Careless Words
Pin it“What a retard.” “That was retarded.” When you read those statements, what did you feel? I wrote them with no context, but did you feel anything? Did it bother you at all? It bothers me. When I hear people use “retarded” flippantly (as opposed to using it in it’s proper context), I feel my [...]
Make Me Laugh Monday – My Children, My Madness, My Joy… and Also My Digressionses
Pin itI woke up one morning. I got out of bed. I heard my Mama… And what did she say? She said, “What do want, On your breakfast bread?” I said, “JAM ON IT!” Heh. ‘Member that rap? Ah…. childhood. I’ve always been a wrapper at heart. Even as a blue eyed white girl… whose [...]
The Nail Fairy?
Pin itMy feet are a WRECK. Over the past 3 years I have stacked running and triathlon events in such a way that my feet have not have the opportunity to return to the intended state they were given to me. You know, 10 intact, cute-ish toes… all with nails. Not model feet, but I [...]
The Confessional – But I Don't Wear it in Public.
Pin it I own this shirt. It says, “Legalize Frostitution”… Get it – FROSTING… cake… rowS of cake… rowS of cupcakes… with frosting…. A dear friend gave it to me. She knows my pure, unwavering love of baked goods. But I don’t wear this in public. I worry that if I wear this in public [...]
Mom Fail – the reprise of a past post for a TwitterMoms Contest
Pin itTwitterMoms in partnership with Care.com is having a contest. The charge: What’s the rudest comment from a stranger you have ever gotten about your parenting style? Not. A. Problem. The hard part is — which story should I choose? Is it bad I have too many options? Here goes: My daughter Lucy was 2, [...]
Oh dear, Jenny's been thinking again…
Pin itLast night I had to take my 6 year old daughter into the local urgent care. It seems my stellar skillz as mother are not at stellar as one might think. A wound on her arm (inflicted by beauty bark 4 days ago) grew to the size of a roma tomato between the hours [...]
