I Did A Very Bad Thing…
…which gave me the best day I’ve had in a VERY LONG TIME. Let me give you some background first: I like to torture my teenager. We’ve done things in the past like midnight movie showings and he’s done things like concerts and such on school nights that make the early morning alarm and evil thing. LilZ has some friends whose parents don’t mind the periodic skipping of school to make those days easier. And I understand that as it doesn’t happen... Read More
Scheduling Conflicts Of Motherhood
I often wonder how people with more than three kids do it. How do they keep up with activities and school as a taxi without demanding wrinkles in time on a daily basis? Technically, I only have two kids requiring my taxi services and I run into conflicts daily. It’s a good think LilZ will be driving before AndyZ starts with extracurricular activities, or someone would just have to be okay with walking home from soccer practice. It’s only about 8 miles! No problem! I’ve... Read More
Updates Galore
First – let me do a follow-up on yesterday’s post. You all are wonderfully amazing, truly. I felt much better about the “negotiating” thing by the end of the day. Which made me feel much better in general because sometimes I’m just not confident enough in my parenting decisions to let them stand alone without validation. And I’m aware that is a whole other issue right there, I’m sure. Bedwetting: Last night I took NikkiZ to go potty before... Read More
Open Request For Parenting Advice About Feeding My Kid Dogfood
Most bloggers who write about the struggles of parenting at some point have to tackle the issue of ASSVICE – the unwanted, and often snottily given, parenting advice. I have very rarely dealt with this (thank goodness) but it has happened in small doses a handful of times. No biggie. However, recently I’ve been facing an odd assortment of dilemmas I think I’d just like your input. Especially on the oldest child because I’ve learned that those of us who... Read More
Getting Meta: About My About Me Page
I decided to update my “About Me” page relatively recently. Mainly because I wanted an excuse to post really awesome pictures of the teenage version of myself. Or maybe just because the old one came from such a different voice than I have now. Or maybe because it was just time since I seem to embark on this project every few years no matter what. Either way – I updated it. And let me tell you, it nearly killed me. I wanted to create a page that would give a... Read More
