Not too long ago, Number 4 asked me, “Mom, why is a bad word a bad word?” And I had no answer for her. “That’s a good question,” I said. “Who decides which words are bad, and which ones are okay?” she continued. And all I could come up with was, “I have no idea.” […]
Funny Stuff
This too shall pass. In about 18 years.
So yesterday I wrote about how I had a parenting moment that I wasn’t exactly proud of. I mean, it wasn’t like a Mommy Dearest moment. But I wish I had gone about it differently. I did apologize to the boys about it. I did admit that I wished I had handled it differently. I acknowledged […]
You call that music? Yep. I’m turning into my grandfather.
Dear Justin Bieber’s Guitarist, I saw you and the Biebs on Ellen the other day. And the fact that I watched you two at all is hard enough for me to admit. But I feel the need to tell you something… Now, Eddie Van Halen makes a decent annoying guitar face. But that’s okay, because he’s a legend. He can […]
Chalk another one up for the benefits of family dinners.
Just in case you were worried that all your compliments were giving me an inflated ego, I want to assure you that my children are always available to smack my self-esteem right back down to where it usually is. And, I don’t know about you, but I could use just a tiny little break from […]
I’m not normal. And that’s what makes me normal.
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t compare myself to every other girl in the room. As far back as I remember. She’s prettier than me. Skinnier than me. Smarter than me. More popular than me. Has nicer clothes than me. She’s just plain old better than me. That shit is tiring! So […]
Sorry folks. This parent gig never ends. Not even when they’re 43.
I have done a few things to make my parents proud. In high school, I won a couple of athletic scholarships. I was the first person in my family to go to college. And get a masters degree. And, best of all, I have given them 7 really cute grandkids. But I have also put […]