My mother used to tell me that "they say once you have kids, your maternal instinct never goes away." I suppose this could help to explain why a lot of mothers experience that Empty Nest Syndrome after their kids grow up and move away from home, or why many women mother their husbands. But then… Continue reading My Maternal Instinct Has No Kill Switch
...didn't see that one coming, did you guys? To be fair, neither did I. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me first tell you all about how I got into the position to see Ricki Lake poop out the baby to begin with. Today began like any other Saturday. Of course my husband was… Continue reading I watched Ricki Lake poop out a baby tonight…
I am a believer in a lot of things. They range from really stupid things, like what color nail polish is appropriate to wear to a funeral (the answer is: clear); to very big and grandiose things, like whether or not God exists. If I learned one thing in graduate school, it's that we all… Continue reading Yes, I Judged A Kid Today. I’ll Do It Again Tomorrow.
The last twenty-four hours have been a little bit surreal for me. I'm not sure why - as my husband said just this evening, weird events mixed with our usual day-to-day at-home nonsense is the norm. We did our homeschooling work. I do folders for each six-day period - yesterday was Day 2 (worksheet day),… Continue reading What You Should Do The Next Time Someone Calls You A Bad Mom
I have two bathrooms. One is the kid bathroom, which is decorated with this cute kid-ish nature wall art. The other is our bathroom, which has nature stuff all around it too, only it's more "mature." You never want to use my bathrooms. Let's say you're a friend who has come over to babysit. You… Continue reading The Main Reason You Should Never Use My Bathrooms
I wanted to do SWF, because that would sound more like that creepy Single White Female-movie with Jodie Foster correction: Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh (you are so right, Jeremy ... I have no clue about movies). But then my husband would get upset and/or confused; and my mother in law would call. We would have… Continue reading MWF Seeking New TTF
Those of you that follow me on Twitter and Facebook (if you aren't, well why the hell not?) have seen me bitching and griping all morning about how my mom was supposed to come over for breakfast around 10 o'clock and did not show up. Well, she eventually showed up, and in her grande, late… Continue reading Hottie Maintenance Man and My Trailer Trash Mom’s Crap Pants: A Love Story
