What’s missing from those What to Expect books is a chapter (or maybe even a whole volume) on parenting in the age of the World Wide Web. Right about now, something like: What to Expect when your Child Gets Sucked into the Matrix and their Brains Turn to Jelly, would be helpful. I’ve done my […]
You know it’s a real party when …
“Look, boys, someone called the cops on your parents!” I hollered as soon as we walked in the door, flashing the picture on my phone at anyone who cared to look. Mike heaved one of his big sighs. He should have seen this coming. On the way home, he’d lobbied against telling the boys about the […]
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PiYo isn’t actually a dessert
The biggest news I have for this week is Mike and I took a new class at the Y together. I know. Living la vida loca. Right? My standard thirty-second internet research showed that PiYo was developed by a trainer whose photos indicate she hasn’t discovered the joys of the meat-and-microbrew diet I’m currently on. […]
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Science says I’m not an a**hole
I’ve had a problem with being late since I can’t remember when. People fuss at me about it. They’ve even tried to compensate for it by telling me something starts earlier than it does. Okay, that may have only happened once, but now I just assume everyone around here is telling me I’m late when […]
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And that’s how mom always ends up the hero
Last night, Mike and I stayed up to attend a late night dog round up where our kid was head dog rustler. Or maybe it was rodeo clown. I can’t always tell with these things, but whatever. Gainful employment for a twelve year-old boy isn’t always easy to come by. Not long ago Colin would […]
