Category: parenting sure is fun

S.W.A.K (Or A Pre-Addressed Envelope From My Mom)

For no reason other than being born into the family that they were, my children are experiencing somewhat of a pinball-esque childhood. As it is, the elementary school that all three of my children currently attend is their fourth. They are like army brats without the army. We have moved…

Trading Spaces

“I’ll be exactly 15 minutes, I just have to put my face on!” I exclaimed, racing into my bathroom to finish getting ready, so the impatient one will stop standing by the door tapping his foot and clucking his tongue. I’m always the last one. Because I need to play…

The Yes (Wo)Man And The Remember When Things

My immediate response following something like the heart-crushing sadness of this week is to become A YES (WO)MAN. It’s not even in a conscious way, I just do. I can. I guess in the simplest way, it’s just so hard to say no when I have the ability to say…