The Absolute Dumpster Fire That Has Been My Life
The last few weeks have been nothing short of some terrible Shakespearean tragedy or, depending on the readers’ viewpoint, perhaps comedy because only in a story would so much insanity happen back to back. I don’t even know if I believe it. Let me take you back to the more innocent time of 2 weeks […]
Homecoming: Why High School is Both Great and Terrible
I am long past the days of school dances and lunch table politics. Or so I thought. This year, for the first time, I will have a high schooler. How the actual hell did that happen? Without warning, she reminded me that she needed me to pick up my sister’s old homecoming dresses so she […]
Going To The Same Emergency Room Twice Is Not Awesome
We’ve had a cold going around the family. Nothing particularly serious, but after my middle child R couldn’t get rid of the cough, I took him in to the doctor. Pneumonia. Freaking Pneumonia. He didn’t even seem particularly ill. I had him stay home from school the next day and he spent the afternoon acting […]
Back to Sanity or Why School Should be Year-Round
Walking through Target, buying only the necessities I assure you, I noticed that the store is fully in back-to-school mode. The entire seasonal section is full of notebooks, pens, and matching backpack and lunchbox sets. Around the main store, you see the signs that school is approaching too. There are teacher mugs and lots of […]
Ash Ketchum of Anxiety Disorders
I worry an unusual amount. About unusual things. Like how butterflies sometimes hang out on carrion. Spooky. My husband, wisely, won’t take me on cruises mostly because the close proximity to people makes me scared. But also, because I’m concerned about the lack of jurisdictional oversight when I’m inventively thrown overboard by one of the […]
Living Behind the Dance Floor: Dance Moms
We still can’t get enough of fighty moms and crying children on tv. My sister invited G and me, well, really just G, but since she can’t drive yet, I was a necessary addition to watch the reunion of Dance Moms. So, as requested, I picked G up from dance, and we headed over to […]