Humor
He Can Make Change
photo © 2011 epSos .de | more info (via: Wylio)In retrospect, it’s shocking we didn’t see this particular x-ray until our fourth child. On Wednesday, the day my sinuses were most full of cold virus, I huddled under a blanket in the family room. Little Boy bounced and twisted, rolled and flopped on the couch…
Read MoreNo Unity for Women
My contribution for the Rally to Restore Unity (you’ll find actually funny signs there) If unity isn’t your schtick, Mason Slater has launched the March to Keep Disunity Alive (“because calling names is easier than rational discussion”). Jonathan Sigmon has initiated a Rally to Maintain Division (“I’m a conservative. You’re a liberal. Let’s yell at…
Read MoreThe Before-the-Sex-Talk Talk with My Son
photo © 2007 Renee | more info (via: Wylio) We’ve tried to be very forthright with our kids about everything from chronic illness to fertility to death. We have always intended to extend that policy to sex, as well. However, I still feel like I was just caught with my pants down. My 8-year-old…
Read MoreThe Difference Between Adults and Children
Ten Years and Eleven Months
I’ve been changing diapers for ten years and eleven months, without a break. Our youngest turned three last summer, and one of my goals for 2010 was to end my diaper-changing days forever. (…or until grandchildren — pretty sure I will rise to the occasion then.) Last May I planned my potty-training strategy. It was…
Read MoreOrnament Trees, Spiderman, and a Code Adam
I could tell by the fine paper, guests, and location (a beautiful and historic hotel downtown) that this was a high-brow event. As a mostly-stay-at-home mother, my wardrobe is the opposite of high-brow. I refuse to ruin decent clothes with the snot-kisses and jam-hugs of motherhood. I had nothing appropriate for fine dinner with the wealthy…
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