Some days you have mornings that go off without a hitch. And then you have mornings like today. HOLY SHNIKES. It didn’t start off that badly. In fact, I felt like the ship was pretty tight around 6:45 a.m. And then things slowly unraveled. First of all, I think I’ve set the breakfast bar a […]
Funny Stuff
My Kid Has Molluscum And I No Longer GAF
About six weeks ago I noticed a rash on Number 6’s arm and stomach It wasn’t poison ivy, and it wasn’t excema — I know what those look like. But it was odd enough and pervasive enough that I took him to the doctor. A couple years ago Number 7 had impetigo, and that shit […]
Kind And Firm (The Origami Story)
This morning I was meeting a friend to workout at 8:45, and since the gym is super close to Number 6’s school, I told him I would drive him this morning if he wanted me to because recently he’s developed a little bit of car and bus sickness. This made Number 6 very happy and […]
Scrabble
Number 6 and 7 have recently discovered Scrabble. Not the Scrabble Junior version. The actual grown up version. And they love it. They were playing with my husband in the dining room. He was on a team with Number 7 (who is 6 years old) and the two of them were playing against Number 6, […]
You Have A Ballsy, Outspoken, and Exasperating Five-Year-Old? Good.
I started writing this blog about five and a half years ago. Number 4 was five years old at the time. And if you were here back in the beginning, you’ll probably recall that she was a bit of a handful. Straight out of the uterus, she gave me a run for my money. In […]
You Smell Like A Butthole
Number 7’s go to insult is “You smell like a butthole.” A few years ago, I would have responded to this differently than I do now. A few years ago, I would have reprimanded and shamed any of the kids for speaking to each other that way. Or I would have, out of exasperation, pretended […]