Image credit: Photo by CJ Sorg on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons The Junky's Wife recently forwarded me a news story about a woman who posted a question to Apple's support forum about a possible problem with her husband's iPhone. "Susan042764" from New Jersey asked if there was any known issue with iPhones attaching and [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
Who Did It?
Anne Lamott (come on, woman, set up a Google alert on your name and come find me already, for crying out loud) is one of my favorite writers. Recently, I have been reading Grace (Eventually) in stolen moments, usually in the bathroom. The kids are not generally deterred by a closed bathroom door, but they [...]
I’m Thankful for You!
Image credit: Photo by Jennifer13 on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons It's Thanksgiving here in the US. I can smell my pie baking and hear my kids playing (or rather, not actively fighting) and it's about time for me to get out of my flour-covered sweats and into something more presentable. But before I go [...]
Snapshots
Image credit: Photo by LarimdaME on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons This week a woman I knew in high school shared snapshots of her family at Halloween; she and her husband and a few other couples had gathered to take the kids out trick-or-treating. The adults were all smiling, dressed in matching thematic costumes, and [...]
Welcome to my New Home!
Image credit: Photo by jek in the box on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons Welcome to ARoomOfMamasOwn.com, you all. It was a painstaking process, but I've moved everything over from the old mamampj.blogspot.com address. If you are on my blogroll, I had to update all the links by hand. The blogroll is for regular commenters, [...]
Working the 12 Steps Online
Image credit: Photo bybeachblogger on FlickrLicensed under Creative Commons I have mentioned a few times that I'm working the 12 Steps with an online group, and several of you have asked where you can get in on the action yourselves. The group I'm working with is at The Junkies' Wives Club. We are currently on [...]
I Rock at Not Being a Sex Addict
Image credit: Photo by Lori Greig on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons When my husband first started recovery for sex addiction, I used to try to give him these helpful practical tips for how to not cheat on me. After all, I was very successful at not cheating on him. In "Not Cheating on my [...]
Giving Birth to Change
Image credit: Photo bymindfulness on FlickrLicensed under Creative Commons When I was about eight or nine, I took my beloved uncle's cigarettes away and started flushing them down the toilet. I didn't want him to die prematurely (as he did anyway). Even as a child, I was sure that if I showed him how desperately [...]
Addicted Rantings Wanted a Haiku
Witty and vulgar,like South Park's disclaimer says:No one should read him.
Quick Fix with an Update Coming…
Ok, I haven't fixed whatever I did, but I have switched to the new template I've been working on, although the blogroll isn't there yet. This is not the final state of things. I'll update you all more when I can.
