My husband is really sick. Two of the kids are really sick. One was up all night puking. You know, three-year-old puking. The kind where there is no warning. Where they don’t wake up with even a 30 second pre-puke window. The kind where they just lie there in their bed and spontaneously puke all […]
Archives for February 2014
To poop or not to poop.
I am not a child psychologist. Or a pediatrician. I do not have a degree in child development. But I do have a lot of hands-on experience with children. When it comes to having babies, I’d say I’m a… professional. And so, in my professional opinion, I have some words to say with respect to […]
Number 4 knows the secret to maintaining your youthful looks.
I’m 44 years old. My husband is 51. He looks much younger than that, though. So when he tells people that he’s been in the construction business for over 30 years, they look at him like he’s totally full of shit. It’s very annoying, especially now that my age is catching up with me. Last […]
Her project looks like sh*t. And I’m totally okay with that.
Yesterday two people posted this picture (from George Takei’s Facebook page) to my Facebook page: The fact that Number 4 had a “personal heritage project” due yesterday made it even funnier. Or should I say “Number 4” had a personal heritage project due yesterday. Because let’s be honest. I bet you can count on one […]
Sticks and stones
Last week I wrote a post about how Number 5 totally rejected a kid at her preschool. There were lots of moms who felt really bad for the little boy. There were moms who pointed out I could have (and should have) used that as an opportunity to teach my daughter about compassion. I get it. I […]
RUN~DMC must have had a two-year-old.
I’m not your typical wife. Or woman, for that matter. I’m not really a talker. I hate talking on the phone. At the end of the day, the last thing I want to do is talk to anyone. Even my husband. He finds this a little frustrating. Because he’s not your typical male. Or husband. […]