You know, there’s something to be said for not having any money. Then you can honestly tell the kids that you can’t afford the annoying things they ask for. Like Rainbow Loom. Fucking Rainbow Loom. I had been so successful in avoiding that mothereffer. Number 4 has come home from school every day with a […]
Funny Stuff
Parenting. Sometimes you strive for perfection. Other times, it’s a pass/fail course.
Last weekend I posted this on the facebook page: Tonight is a screw-the-teeth-brushing-get-your-ass-into-bed kind of night. And someone left this comment: ooookay. What brought that on? I wasn’t quite sure what to make of that… That ooookay, with 4 o’s, kind of left me with a feeling of disapproval. And the “what brought that on?” gave me the […]
If You Give a Mom a Computer.
If you give a mom a computer, she will sit down to write her blog post. Before she writes her post, she’ll see she has a facebook message. Checking facebook will remind her that she needs to post a picture on the facebook page for her new e-course, Fit, Fierce and Fabulous. Checking out things weight […]
Ina, it’s only been a day, and I miss you already.
Back in the fall, we instituted a no tv on weeknights rule. It was nice. Until the days got shorter. Along with my patience. Then the tv crept back in during the week. And before I knew it, watching the tv had become the same as drinking alcohol. I just had to make it until […]
Take someone else to court today. I’ve got other plans.
The other morning I turned on the tv while I was making breakfast. The news came on. In one minute, there was a story about a teacher who got busted for offering students money to have sex with him, some dude who randomly started hacking a woman with a meat cleaver in Chinatown, and a psyyyyyyyyycho […]
It’s all fun and games until someone brings home a school project assignment.
You know how I feel about school projects. I hate them. In fact, Miss P, Number 4’s bus driver, recently told me this story… Last week a student walked onto her bus carrying a big project. She asked him, “Wow! What’s that?” His answer? “My 100th day of school project… …MY MOM DID IT ALL BY HERSELF!!!” […]