Have you played around with this site xtranormal.com? You can make animated videos of your writing, and it is a seriously fun way to spend more time that you have available to you. I decided to turn my recent blog post about bad parenting into a movie. Now, instead of reading about how you are [...]
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Why You Are a Bad Parent (Mother) and How to Fix It
Image credit: Photo by katrinket on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons So, have your read the recent New York Times article on toddlers and iPhones? It's shocking and alarming! More and more parents (oh, ok, moms -- only one nameless man is mentioned in the entire article and we are not told how he handles [...]
I’m Late, I’m Late, I’m Late
Image credit: Photo by aesop on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons The school secretary looked at me over the top of her glasses. The look clearly said, "Oh. It's you again. The mom who can't be bothered to get her child to school on time." She knows my daughter and me, which is not a [...]
Autism as an Invisible Disability
As promised, I am over guest posting today on Amy Julia Becker's blog Thin Places about autism, invisible disability and acceptance. And here's your teaser... My son Austen* looks like most nine-year-olds, except perhaps a bit taller, with long legs that carry him swiftly across the ground as he races you to the car or [...]
What’s Going On
See. I tricked you! You thought I was back and writing, but then I took another week off. Actually, I didn't really take a week off of writing. I have been writing and some other things besides, which I'd love to share in some way that's witty and literary and dazzling. But all I've got [...]
In Which I Admit I’m a Little Crazy
Image credit: Photo by anyjazz65 on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons My son wanted to go to bed early the other night. Now you wouldn't think that this would be cause for alarm. There are lots of good reasons for him to be tired. Summer break is over. Fourth grade has started. The kids are [...]
Happy Independence Day
I have been meaning to write a post about why I haven't been writing many posts lately, but go figure, for all the reasons I haven't written about yet, I haven't finished it. So, I'm going to take the excellent suggestion offered by Wendy of Renewing Ruined Cities, who said I should consider re-posting some [...]
Trauma
Image credit: Photo by Express Monorail on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons In the dream, I was driving on a highway laid out like silver thread between my home and the nearest big city. My husband was seated next to me, smiling, and I could feel the kids safely at home, laughing with their babysitter. [...]
Are Bloggers Like Me Crazy?
Image credit: Photo by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons "I hate that you don't have a blog," said a woman about to undergo heart surgery, as she gazed sincerely up at her boyfriend, "I hate that I don't know what you're thinking." Mark and I burst into raucous laughter and had [...]
I Don’t Love You
Image credit: Photo by jessica.garro on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons Most parents hear it at one time or another. Some variation on the universal theme of parent awfulness: "I hate you. I wish you were dead. I don't like you. I'm not going to be your child anymore. I want a new Mommy/Daddy. You're the [...]
