Today, I stood in the middle of a field and bawled my eyes out. It's a good thing I was wearing absorbent mittens. I've been feeling positively lost lately. For the first time in years, I have absolutely no direction. It's just so frustrating because a few short months ago, I seemed to be on such a solid path. Seemed. [...]
"I just really don't want to go. I'm going to miss you guys too much." My 10-year-old son is lying in his bed. I'm snuggled next to him, stroking his head. He finds a hole between my body and the mattress so he can get both arms around me. It's like he's holding on for [...]
This is just a little photo essay I like to call "Irony." If you can't tell, the kids are playing fetch with their virtual dog on the Wii, while the actual dog sits in front of them, begging for attention. We've totally crossed over. Even George Jetson had to take Astro on a real walk, [...]
The other day, I read an article in the New York Times about Heather Greenwood, a woman from a mixed-race family in Toms River, New Jersey. She basically described a life filled with relentless confrontation from strangers about her family. In the article, they recounted an incident when a woman in a store saw Heather [...]
It's been a hectic week. "First world problems" hectic week, but still. A hectic week. Due to my lack of trust in the human race, I didn't make it public that we went out of town. That always seems like something that'll end up on www.RobMyHouse.com. It was bad enough that there were a bunch [...]
Note: The following is a self-serving, somewhat whiny account of my chronic pain condition. No one likes to hear about a chronic pain condition. It's why pain doctors and psychiatrists get paid so much. And why my husband would be up for sainthood if he weren't an atheist. I joined Powder Room Graffiti, a women's [...]
I went to my friend's house yesterday, for her twin daughters' birthday party, and I relaxed at an event for the first time in I don't even know how long. I've been in a sort of "birthday party hell" for the last couple of months. The kids have been invited to all of the places [...]
The kids had their first full day of school yesterday. I was hanging around outside, waiting for them to come out, and trying to be social. Elfie asks me every day if I've made any new "girlfriends." I haven't. So I sort of feel like I'm under some pressure. Anyway, I started chatting it up [...]
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