Pew! Pew! Pew!There was this creeper, Steve, pew! pew!Kksssshhhh Kksssshhhh NnnnnnnnnnShare the light sabers! Mom! Mom!I want the Modulus Combat Rambo Destroyer of EmpriesWhat is that?A Nerf gun. So, you mod it, right?Where’s the light saber? The double one?Did you check in the weapons box?(Oh my God. We have a weapons box.) How do you…
Tag: boys
A Wish for my Son, Who May or May Not Have a Girlfriend
Dear Son, I’ve watched you grow up right before my eyes this summer. In your confidence, in your readiness to face change, in your willingness to tackle whatever comes your way. All summer I listened as the screen door slammed behind you, as you went out on your own to explore the same neighborhood I explored…
Teaching My Kids To Fish
…give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fishand you feed him for a lifetime.** Sometimes in the dead dark of night I worry. I worry about a lot of the same things most mothers worry about. Whether I’ve peeled enough carrot sticks for lunch. Whether I’ve remembered to sign the field trip permission form. Whether I’ve forgotten some major life event my kids will be traumatized by me…
Oh, Boy!
20 Surprising Things About Having Boys 1. You will know and respect the difference between a backhoe and a front loader. 2. You will start to think “Mom” tattoos aren’t so bad after all. 3. You will compare them to animals as in, “I need to take them outside and run them like dogs.” 4….
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 