Tell-a-teen!
Back in the day, ya know, when I was a teenager, struggling to walk too and from school in 29 foot high snowdrifts, uphill BOTH ways, barefoot with only a scrap of fabric for a coat and newspaper for socks, and mittens spun from the fluffy shed fur of the neighbors cat… and don’t forget […]
The Man who came to dinner.
It’s official. My teenage daughter has completed the Geek Trifecta: Choir Geek, Band Geek, Drama Geek. Now, around here, that’s not a bad thing at all, as it falls in the family tradition – I played piano, was in many renditions of choir, and also a drama geek. Nana was two of the three, though […]
Reading makes smart kids…
…sometimes. I adore my daughter, I really do – partly because she amuses the hell outa me. I don’t know how I got so lucky, but that child, that child is the sunshine in my day. She’s sassy and snarky and off the wall and down to earth and all around lovely. And blond. Did […]
You know what they say…
So, remember the other day, when I encouraged other parents to go support their kids at concerts, even band concerts, even when they were in high school? And remember how I preened because I’d been to almost every one of my kids concerts? And you were all like “oh give me a break, no one’s […]
Teenage Daughter Owner's Manual.
[Thanks to Nana for finding this Sunday Funny for me – via this link.] Instructions for all those with teenage daughters or daughters who think they are teenagers or who will eventually be teenagers. Congratulations! You are now the proud new owner of a teenaged daughter. Please read this manual carefully, as it describes the […]
