I want to be able to do it all. By myself. I want to work out 3 hours a day. And win this whole fucking Lose to Win thing. I want to stay on top of the laundry. And reply to all my emails in a timely manner. Or respond to all my emails at all. […]
Lessons I've Learned
You can feel sore tomorrow, or you can feel sorry tomorrow.
So here is what happened last week… On Saturday we took Numbers 3 through 7 to go swimming at the Y. For the first time. Ever. There is a therapy pool there that is heated to about 90 degrees. It’s especially perfect for Numbers 5, 6, and 7. Now it’s a definitely a production getting […]
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 […]
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 […]
I think it’s time I shared this with you.
Editor’s Note: This post was written in December 2012, a few days after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, just a few miles from my house in Connecticut. I’m tired. I think we all are. I cannot spend too much time thinking about the families who were directly affected by the events on Friday. […]
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 […]