So I've cracked open the Halloween candy (managing to hold off for five whole hours after buying it) because I'm self-medicating with chocolate. I've never really thought of myself as an "emotional eater" (and, seriously, I hate all of that psycho-mumbo-jumbo, not because it's untrue but because it's been so done to death by talk [...]
You Gotta Know When to Hold It
August 28, 2010 – Posted in: Cleaning, Personal Insanity, School, The Kids are Killing Me, Time, Working for Pay, WritingThe kids are back in school, which means I theoretically have more time to sit and stare at my computer screen with the hope of getting something done. It comes as no surprise that the sudden lack of beasties around the house has significantly boosted my concentration level. It's sort of like the difference between [...]
Thank you, Thank you, Sam-I-Am
August 13, 2010 – Posted in: Chronic Pain, Cranky Tammy, Crazy Tammy, Depression, Mouths of Babes, Newt's Story, Parenting, Personal Insanity, The Kids are Killing MeI don't know if it's because we're coming up to the end of summer, but I've been reading a lot of blog posts about how quickly childhood slips away and how parents need to cherish every moment of it. And I really have to say. . . it's kind of starting to piss me off.Not [...]
Cereal Killer
August 6, 2010 – Posted in: Autism Recovery, Chronic Pain, Cranky Tammy, Depression, Momless, Money, Newt's Story, Parenting, Personal Insanity, The Kids are Killing Me, Working for PayI've had one of those weeks where you sort of feel like a really bad traveling carnival -- the kids look at you and think you should be fun, but when in comes down to it, you're actually just a bunch of thinly spread out rides that need paint, could breakdown at any moment, and [...]
The Cure for Sibling Rivalry
June 15, 2010 – Posted in: Cleaning, Cranky Tammy, Parenting, Personal Insanity, The Kids are Killing Me, VacationSo we're one day into summer vacation, and I'm already about to string everyone up.I tend to get the most pissed off when I've been busting my ass for other people's benefit and then all I get is grief. It's enough when no one notices -- that, I've come to expect. I am, after all, [...]
Judgment Day
February 5, 2010 – Posted in: Cancer Sucks, Grief, Mom dying, Momless, Mouths of Babes, Newt, Parenting, Personal Insanity, The Kids are Killing MeFor the past week or so, Newt's been acting, how should I put this. . . like an asshole. He blows up for no apparent reason, has lousy manners, and talks to me in "teenager" tone. But here's the rub -- when I call him on his behavior (which I almost always do without fail), [...]
Fountain of Youth
August 1, 2009 – Posted in: Cancer Sucks, Chronic Pain, Cleaning, Getting Older, Mom dying, Okay That's Funny, Parenting, Personal Insanity, The Kids are Killing MeA friend sent me a list of funny stuff that ended with, "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?" This is one of those annoying, esoteric questions that make me think too hard while driving on the freeway. Am I supposed to consider my surroundings like the mortgage and [...]
Darwin’s Kids
April 22, 2009 – Posted in: Crazy Tammy, Elfie, Parenting, Personal Insanity, The Kids are Killing MeI'm continuously amazed by the apparent paradox that I love my children and hate motherhood. I know that this is something I'll look back on and regret terribly. Why do I know this? Because I already sit around beating myself up for not doing more gazing at them while they were infants or sitting on [...]
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