Zones is in Webster, NY (near Rochester) and about 5 1/2 hours from our house. A blog reader who has taken a couple of my e-courses and become an online friend of mine let me know she lived in Webster, and we arranged to have dinner last night in town. I had never met her […]
birds and the bees
The Tunnel and the Train
This afternoon I was sitting with a couple friends watching Number 3’s baseball game. All of our sons play on the same team, and one of the friends lives just down the road from me. After I had unfolded my chair, sat down and gotten all my stuff settled, she said to me, “Have you […]
I can’t hear you. I have a labia in my ear.
Earlier today, this happened: The rest of the kids were impressed with the parts of his head that Number 6 managed to cover with marker. It was everywhere. An unidentified male member of the family took one look at him. “Whoah! It’s even in your ears! You got green all the way inside your… labia!” […]
Forget the birds and the bees. This talk is more important.
It’s no secret that I’ve had some dealings with more than one mental health issue. I’ve written about it here. And here. And here. I’m not ashamed of it. Or embarrassed by it. I believe many of the problems in our society are a direct result from the stigma that is still attached to mental illness. Most people are […]
Scared straight.
If you are just joining the party, a few months ago, after spending a Sunday alone with all the kids, without ever leaving the house, and while trying (unsuccessfully) to get some stuff done, my husband said to me, “We need to get you some help.” So the search for an Alice began. Alice Number […]
Not Your Average Schlong
I took Number 3 and 4 to a swim meet yesterday. This was the conversation in the car: Number 3: Why can’t boys and girls just change in the same locker room? Number 4: Because it would be inappropriate for girls to see boys’ privates… But it’s okay for boys to see girls’. Me: NO […]