No parents were harmed in the making of the slumber party. Nobody broke anything, or cried, or abused the cat. (Total injuries: One nonbleeding scrape, which was fixed with a Pirates of the Caribbean type band-aid.) Note to self for the future: teenagers eat a lot of food. There is no such thing as “I’m [...]
Needing a stiff drink: The Queen turns 13. Needing an entire fucking tanker trunk of stiff drinks: To celebrate, she is having a sleepover with six of her closest friends. At our house. I already tried telling Samwise that I really do have a lot of work to get done at the office, but he [...]
My mom is moving out of the ICU today, and is walking with assistance and communicating. She’s expected to make a full recovery, but a very slow one. My kids brought me breakfast in bed this morning, consisting of a cake the Littlest Paladin made all by herself, fruit and coffee. Kid Peligro felt bad [...]
A recent conversation came to mind apropos of threads at Pandagon and Hugo Schwyzer’s blog. Eldest Daughter: Mama, I think I might have been a little too blunt at school today. Me: OK, what happened? ED: Well, see, this boy asked me if I want to go out with him– Me: You’re too young to [...]