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When it Comes to Blood-Sucking Parasites, I’ll Take all the Hope I can Get
Fri Jan 06 2017
I tend to think I am an intelligent person who does not fall easy prey to snake oil sales pitches, but when it comes to lice, all rational thought goes out the window Read more »
The Clash of The Headache Diet and The Slacker Mom
Tue Jan 03 2017
Unfortunately, I was reminded by how much my version of healthy eating misses the mark when the doctor put my son on the “headache diet” for his Chronic Daily Headaches. Read more »
New Year's Eve Shoes
Sat Dec 31 2016
This becomes a New Year’s Eve post if you make it to the end. Read more »
The Thesaurus Might Make Me Someone to Yearn For
Wed Dec 28 2016
Let the words be enough. View at thedrunkenllama »
Cicadas
Wed Dec 28 2016
I had not seen my father in several years, and I had no aching desire to change that. View at thedrunkenllama »
A Divorced Mom Talks to Her Children About Marriage
Tue Dec 27 2016
I don’t want my kids to grow up thinking they are failures if they get divorced. I don’t want them to think that they even have to get married. And I also don’t want them to think happily ever after is just a pipe dream they can never achieve. View at huffingtonpost »
When is Belief in Santa Inappropriate?
Mon Dec 26 2016
My eleven-year-old still believes in Santa. Yes, he really believes, he doesn’t just pretend to believe to keep Christmas magical for his little brother or because he is afraid of disappointing me. Read more »
Straightland, a Family Emigration Story
Tue Dec 20 2016
Leaving Straightland was easy, we just had to walk through the closet door. View at huffingtonpost »
Book Review of Sink or Swim: Tales from the Deep End of Everywhere by Brenda Kelley Kim
Fri Dec 16 2016
That common experience of motherhood makes this book engaging, as each story reminds me of one of my own, making reading the book feel like a conversation between new friends. View at momeggreview »
Snow Day
Thu Dec 15 2016
There is nothing better than wearing an animal costume to school, except maybe a snow day. Read more »
Elocution Fail Blog
Mon Dec 12 2016
Most of my mangled language I got from reading books. As a child, I read quickly and didn’t always notice that I was adding or deleting letters, or putting them in a different order. I tend to speak like I write—in spell-check-ese. Read more »
How I Obtained an Elf on the Shelf Against my Will
Fri Dec 09 2016
How can I threaten to call Santa to report on the children's misdeeds if Santa already has a spy embedded in our household? It’s an abdication of authority. The Santa threat is very important to my parental strategy this time of year. View at huffingtonpost »