This search was so wonderful, I had to answer the question: "ARE THERE ANY DAMN ONLINE GROUPS FOR PARTNERS OF SEX ADDICTS?" It was in all caps. With the word "damn" in it. That poor person was pissed off at her (or his) partner and Google all at once. (Oddly enough, the searcher wound up [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2008’
Lost Dollar
Image credit:Painting by Lynda Abromeit With a special thanks toThe Junky's Wifefor using her goddess-likeimage search skills to find it. Yesterday, my daughter found a dollar on the sidewalk near our house while she was out walking with my husband. She came bounding up to me and said, "Look, Daddy and I found a dollar [...]
Sticking It to the Man
My friend Velvet Verbosity, inspired in part by a recent NY Times op-ed piece, is organizing a campaign over at the Point to launch a boycott against the Goodyear Tire Company. It's her goal to sign up 10,000 boycotters by Mother's Day. Why? A little background for you: Goodyear employed a woman named Lilly Ledbetter [...]
Talking at Cross Purposes
Photo credit:Photo by Muffet on Flickr I was recently called to school to pick my son up because he had been running around the classroom instead of sitting in his seat. A discussion between my son and an administrator at his school ensued on my arrival. Now, if you are neurotypical and hear what they [...]
Whew! Haiku
Clock reads 3:30.What's baby girl doing up?And why won't she sleep? Clock reads 4:30.Damn, she woke up her brother.Now everyone's up. Clock reads 5:30.Baby girl's asleep at last.Mama's day's starting. Events at two schools.No time for lunch, quick dinner.We're all exhausted. Two cranky childrenDissolve, teary, into bed.Sleep creeps in at last.
Auction for Jeni
I've posted here before about a charity auction organized by Bella at Beyond the Map and other bloggers for Jeni at The Comfy Place. Jeni is a single mom to a son who is about the same age as mine, and she has Stage Four colon cancer. The auction is online now at http://stores.ebay.com/bloggers-for-Jeni! It [...]
My Son’s Gimpy Fin
This has been cross-posted at Two Women Blogging. Now, I may not be one for much crying, but I did cry (I'll admit it, I did) the first time (ok, ok! few times) I watched Finding Nemo. Even before I lost track of my son a few times, I related so much to the anxiety, [...]
Today I Wanted to Slap Obama for Being a Man
I was going to write a followup (or two or three) on yesterday's post about my son, but that will have to wait for tomorrow, because as I was driving home from dropping my daughter off at school, I heard something on the radio that spun me off into political rant mode. So, I cruised [...]
Tales my Son Will Tell his Therapist Someday
Photo credit:Photo by Bewdlarian on Flickr Hm, maybe it's good that, as a mama, I don't receive many compliments, because as a codie, I'm not good at accepting them. In my perfectionist mind, I always think, "Yeah, but..." If I handle one smoothly, I think about the 15 million that my kids are going to [...]
Wow. Really? I’m a Good Mama?
Photo credit:Image adapted from a photo byKRISnFRED on Flickr In the mothering world, compliments are hard to come by. Oh, sure. You'll hear, "Your kids are so cute!" But that's not really about you, or even (usually) your kids. It's one of those generic statements, like "have a nice day" or "how are you." You [...]
