Rant forthcoming. Yesterday I wrote a post about dealing with tantrums. And I received this comment: “…I’ve never experienced a kid tantruming…” It’s only part of the comment. I don’t think it was written by someone who was simply trying to get a rise out of me. I think it was written by a judgmental […]
Funny Stuff
If it isn’t my kid, it’s gonna be someone else’s.
About a week ago, I received a message from a woman I have never met. She informed me that although Number 4 had actually spoken to her daughter, she had told a couple of her daughter’s friends that Santa Claus wasn’t real, and then she continued with, “I was hoping maybe you could ask her […]
Number 4 has been permanently banned from Skype.
Last July I was contacted by a producer for the Harry Connick Jr. Show. I’m not sure exactly what the topic of the show they were interested in me possibly being a part of was, but I answered a bunch of questions asking what a typical day was like for me, how often I took […]
Nothing Is Safe
A couple weeks ago I told you the story about… THE ROBES. About a week after that, I was in Costco, and all the Christmas stuff was out in full effect. There were a couple things I saw that I knew the kids would LOVE, and still being on a mission to not leave Christmas […]
Just call me Dr. Johnson
This morning I got a call from the nurse at Number 4’s school. “Number 4 is here in the office. She ablated her pointer finger right on the top knuckle. It’s kind of deep, and I think you should come take a look at it. You’ll also need to bring her a change of clothes […]
Two Pieces of Advice I Wish I Had Taken When They Were First Given to Me
People send me all sorts of suggestions and (unsolicited) advice all the time. Some things make my roll my eyes and sigh heavily. But there are plenty of things I am willing to try. The last couple years have just been so crazy that I haven’t acted on most of the ideas I think might be […]
