Senioritis
This past weekend something happened to really solidify that yes, my son is a senior. In HIGH SCHOOL. Now, I’m not sure which one of you allowed this to happen, but it is simply NOT OK for him to be this old, for him to be looking forward to what to do “after I graduate”, […]
"I'm pregnant."
(That thud you heard was my mother falling over in a dead faint before she gets a chance to read the rest of the entry. We’ll wait for her to revive. Better, Nana? Here we go. 🙂 ) If you’ve been reading here for a while, you know I tend to be a snarky little […]
The challenges of 18.
We raise them pretty smart around here, for the most part. Case in point, a young man who attends the same school as my son wrote an article for the local paper concerning the logistics of turning 18 while still a senior in high school and how that can put a strain on the relationships […]
Is it REALLY that bad?
In the last few years – well, ever since I became a parent, I think – I’ve noted a disturbing trend that just seems to get worse and worse. It’s the ‘blame someone else for your problems and get a professional to corroborate with you so it’s acceptable’ trend. I don’t like it. In fact, […]
The Birds and the Bees…
One of my favorite shirts – and my kids favorite too – depicts a bird and a bee whispering, with the caption above their head saying “We do WHAT?!” It never fails to make my kids giggle, and I get a lot of snickering looks from folks when I parade it around town. Because, you […]
