How To Not Go Batshit Crazy this Christmas
Every year we all say that “next year” will be the one when we won’t stress as much during the holidays, and that we won’t “do so much.” There’s sometimes even crazy talk after a glass of mulled wine...
View ArticlePitch Not-Quite-Perfect
Singing is something I have done forever. I’d rather sing it than say it, so everyone please take a moment to thank the universe that I don’t have a video blog. I am a decent singer, and while I...
View ArticleHell just froze over
It seems hell just froze over. In other news, we are getting a dog. (To be fair there was no “first” news posted here which would indicate what is to follow actually counts as “other” news, but you’ve...
View ArticlePuppy Days
We are just into our second month of dog ownership here and by all accounts it’s going better than I had expected. Harlow is sleeping through the night – a feat my 10 year-old son has not yet achieved...
View ArticleEvolution of a Dog Person
My kids were both born with a strong desire for air, breast-milk, clean dry surroundings, and a dog. It’s probably the one thing that unites them across the sex and age gap as well as being what sets...
View ArticleI’m not interested in having it all. I only want to have enough.
Our rabid obsession with “having it all” wastes time which could be devoted to enjoying what we do have. We need to re-frame our thinking from wanting it “all” to finding contentment with having...
View ArticleI’m going to miss the journal years
My son just finished fourth grade, or, as we call it here in Canada, grade four. Tomato/Tomahto, Potato/Socialized Medicine, right? The last week of every June, I put on a pair of durable latex gloves...
View ArticleAre Dog Rabbit Hybrids a Thing?
I knew when we decided to buy the kids a puppy that it would necessitate becoming more active. For me, mostly. N is already on his feet 18 hours a day because there are things to be discovered and...
View ArticleFour Year-Olds Exempt From “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Also, donuts.
Here’s what I expect of typical four year-old children: that they chew with their mouths closed when eating donuts and maybe don’t shit their pants too much. That’s about it on my childhood...
View ArticleThe Teenage Years: Welcome to Awkward Moment Parenting
Life is full of awkward moments. I’ve spent 41 years stringing them together, and there’s been no shortage of material since my oldest child became a teenager. It’s a regular grimace-fest here on a...
View ArticleSock it to me
I have two children. They’re…well, they’re many things but the point of my post today is my son. He’s nine and has a name with letters in it and the word means something in Greek or Italian or Latin...
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