We're celebrating Father's Day this evening with a picnic and maybe a present for Spouse if he is lucky. Tomorrow, we'll celebrate our own dads, Toddler's grandpas. I was very lucky to have some pretty awesome grandpas. My mom's dad had stashes of chocolate hidden in drawers and cabinets all over … [Read more...]
The problem, in fact, is Tweens.
I'll be the first to admit that I can be kind of an asshole. I am stubborn and right all the time and I haven't had enough sleep in ten years. But I behave myself in public and at work because it is important to be in the world even if you are having the kind of day where the whole world is an … [Read more...]
You know how mad we get when dads are like, "oh, I'm babysitting my kids today," because what they are actually doing is parenting? I think I am one of those dads. Because I feel like if I was parenting, I would demonstrate at least some degree of competence. Let's just call this … [Read more...]
Lost friend.
He takes him everywhere. Squishy Lion was a gift from a friend of mine to the toddler when he was born. She wrote a book - two books, actually - and had returned from her most recent tour with a knit yellow lion who, as it turned out, was soft enough that a newborn's feeble hand could grasp it. … [Read more...]
Bubbles
When he gets home with his father at the end of his day, the toddler wanders in, regards me briefly, strips off most of his clothing, and then toddles over to the bookshelf by the window in our living room, points, demands "buhbubs," and then sits down. He intends to behold the wonder of bubbles, so … [Read more...]
Work. Life. Imbalance.
Work. Bills. Groceries. Dinner. Bathtime. Staying up too late, and getting up too early, and meeting every end but never making any end meet. At work, the two projects I was hired to manage are winding down, and the late stages are where the execution takes place, and the demands of actually … [Read more...]
Um …
I was really hoping to just have a bath in the tub by myself. … [Read more...]
Toddler 101
I am the exact same person I was before I had a baby, except fatter and as a result of pregnancy hormones there are now three whiskers on my chin for which I keep tweezers in my purse. Motherhood is not where the lessons were, for me. Toddlerhood on the other hand ... there are a lot of things to be … [Read more...]
Things that motherhood is.
I just pulled a piece of linty grilled cheese out from under the sofa. There is banana stuck to everything. At least Spouse found the queen and Raided those ants dead. We didn't used to live like this. Motherhood has been, for me, an exercise in waiving expectations, of shrugging off the … [Read more...]
This Mother’s Day, do not buy me flowers.
The cat will eat the flowers and then she will have diarrhea and that is not special for anyone. And please, no candy or chocolate - I will just eat them. No presents - I have so much stuff. I have more perfume than I will ever be able to use, and I know we can't afford jewelry. A card would be … [Read more...]
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