When I was a kid, the first thing my father did when he got home from work was to turn on the TV. He kept it on during dinner and gave it his full attention. If we tried to talk, we were shushed. My mother was forced to eat at the corner of the table [...]
One afternoon my son overheard me loving it up with my cat Tigger. “Mommy’s wittle Tigger wigger wugger,” I said in my smooshiest voice. “Mommy’s little baby kippens. Precious wittle Tiggy wiggy whitepaws.” I’m embarrassed to say that this went on for a few minutes. My son got a big kick out of it and [...]
When I get a night out on my own, the gust of air generated from me hightailing out the door can power a small town. But at the end of the night, the wind in my sails is gone and I develop a twitch in my left eye wondering what’s waiting for me on the [...]
I admit that one of the bigger concerns my husband and I had when deciding to start a family was what our little bundle of joy would do to our social life. Don’t get me wrong; our dance cards were never jam-packed every weekend. What I’m talking about is the simple act of sitting across [...]
I pretty much suck at making New Year’s resolutions. Well, let me clarify. I’m good at making them but I can’t keep them. Oh, I can keep them for a month or two, but invariably, I degenerate into my nasty old habits. For example, for the past ten years, I’ve resolved to lose weight. Guess [...]
Note to self: Do not complain about the hardships of being a parent to childless friends.
I did just that recently, telling BeautifulSuccessfulThinFriend about my son’s need to interact with me every waking minute.
“Well, you wanted him,” she said unfeelingly.
Of course I wanted him. I also wanted braces, but that doesn’t mean I have to enjoy everything about them.
Goodness knows I’ve sat through enough of her venting about
The events of last week made me question my decision to become a parent. My son was VERY DIFFICULT last week. Perhaps it was because he was just getting over an ear infection; perhaps it was because he is freaked out that we’ve put our house up for sale; or perhaps he just occasionally needs [...]
It’s that time of year again, when parents take their kids for haircuts and dress them in their finest. No, I don’t mean Christmas, I’m talking about School Pictures. Actually, my son isn’t even in real school yet. He still goes to preschool. So it was something of a shock to learn about school pictures [...]
