You know there’s that famous Malcolm Gladwell “it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at something” thing? Well, here’s a partial list of things, which, by that criteria, I feel like I’m an expert in. Carrot peelingClosing doorsRight-side outing socksFlushing un-flushed toiletsPacking lunchesEmbarrassing myselfFinding ways to say “no”Avoiding making phone callsTrying to figure out…
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My Life as a Sponge
We’ve all had shit days. We’ve all had days when it feels good to unload on someone else: a secret we’ve been carrying, a ball of anxiety knotting its way through our digestive tract, a fear, an embarrassment, a hazy memory of dancing on a table after that shot of tequila… If we’re lucky, we…
Parenting In Between The Lines
Pick up any book about Mom-ing or Dad-ing and it’s usually full of the deep, dark, and diabolical bits of parenting. Temper tantrums and teen angst. Potty training and puberty survival tips (mental note: post idea). All important, but there’s a lot more that goes into this parenting malarkey than just the big stuff. I…
The Importance of Coming Last
My (almost) ten year-old has been out-thinking and out-smarting me since he was about five. His level of self-awareness both scares the shit out of me and makes me think I’ve done a pretty kick ass job of raising someone in touch enough with their own emotions to say things like “I think I was feeling…
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 