separation and divorce Archives - Page 31 of 37

it is not your best work – part two

February 5, 2011 by Nancy

All of this talk about TIGER MOMS, reminds me about my friend's reaction when her then 9 year old handed her a "card" she made for her birthday.It was a torn piece of paper, the edge uneven and shaggy. On it she had scribbled, in a marker gasping for its last breath of ink- leaving the … [Read more...]

someone might lose an eye

February 4, 2011 by Nancy

I have just signed a permission slip for my 14 to go on a class trip. It is hard for me to give her permission to do something so dangerous, so life threatening, so I had to really think this through.I have had to assume all risks as they were presented to me- "the specific hazards … [Read more...]

words for wednesday- winter storm warning

February 2, 2011 by Nancy

warning : two feet of snow … [Read more...]

our kate

January 31, 2011 by Nancy

I know I am fairly alone on this - I don't give a whoop about the Royals. Never have. Any lingering interest or marvel I may have had was sideswiped by Charles' declaration to Camilla that he 'desired to be her tampon'. Truth is, my motto is not to spend too much time being … [Read more...]

words for wednesday- the cure

January 27, 2011 by Nancy

"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." Dorothy Parker … [Read more...]

Me is We

January 26, 2011 by Nancy

On January 21st 2010, I let a friend read my other and first blog- MY FAMILY IS NOT BROKEN-which had not yet been made public. I asked him not to be nice and just tell me what he thought. He never uses superlatives. I knew I could trust him. He sent me back an email "I love it. You've put tears in … [Read more...]

I get to be your mom

January 24, 2011 by Nancy

On Saturday you turned 14. My life with you flashes through my mind on your birthdays. I remember how you used to twirl in the middle of the room with the most serious look on your face. I remember how hard it was for you to be little- you wanted to be the best at everything, the fastest … [Read more...]

piss me off-why make green ones?

January 23, 2011 by Nancy

Everyone knows no one eats the green ones. Why do they make them? I would rather have none left than a dozen ugly, yucky green ones staring back at me.I could be in the throws of PMS, I could be overtired and needing a sugar fix, I could be cranky, I could be needing a lift and STILL even if there … [Read more...]

do you remember her name?

January 21, 2011 by Nancy

Last night at dinner my daughter said her guidance teacher asked all of them to ask their parents- "Do you remember the name of the sluts in high school ?" She fumbled a little with the word slut- making a point of saying the teacher said it was ok to use that word.I love … [Read more...]

Don’t buy my dress

January 18, 2011 by Nancy

My daughter is going to a semi formal Friday and as we both hate shopping we put it off until yesterday when we scooped a dress in under 1/2 an hour at an adorable dress shop- a freestanding independent, not in a mall and 40% off. She loves the dress, I love the dress. It … [Read more...]