Some time ago, it struck me that I was in the throes of an identity crisis. We were at the bank, doing bank-ish, grown-uppy things, when the clerk benignly suggested that we update my personal information. “Still living on Moss?” “Yup.” tap tap tap goes the keyboard “And has the phone number changed?” “Nope.” tap [...]
Archive for June, 2010
musings of a homemaker
Posted in Uncategorized on June 15, 2010 | 10 Comments »
reasons (not) to have a natural childbirth
Posted in Uncategorized on June 2, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Imagine that you plan the wedding of your dreams. You spend months (maybe years!) poring over bridal magazines and books, watching repeat episodes of The Wedding Story. You try on 75 different gowns, accompanied by all 12 of your bridesmaids for yaying and naying purposes. You order a custom headpiece from Paris. You consult with [...]
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- musings of a homemaker
- reasons (not) to have a natural childbirth
- ways to get sh-t out of your carpet
- things I said when I really felt like saying no
- things that the kid me would totally want the grownup mom me to remember
- evolutionary explanations for exasperating etiquette
- words of encouragement for the new parents who aren’t exactly baby people
- subjects that are, but shouldn’t be, susceptible to fellow-parent judgement
- lessons that can’t be learned (at least not today)
- reasons why celebrity moms are messing it up for all of us
- bad behavior I am unwilling to take responsibility for
- reasons to bother with kids
- thoughts on “your baby can read”
- why this just might be the easy part
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