Pre ‘kay?
Now, if you’ve ever been a parent in Vermont, you know that kids are named many strange and interesting things. I’ve come across a young’un named Syzygy, and another named Ebenezer.… Read More Pre ‘kay?
Category: The Future
What to Wear?
I have no idea. I really don’t. I don’t know what type of clothes to wear on my body. I mean, I know the basic rules of clothes on a body:
1. They should be weather appropriate.
2. They should not smell bad.
3. They should probably not be see-through.
4. They should not be so tight that they cut off circulation nor so loose that they fall off. … Read More What to Wear?
Happy Birthday, Boychild! (and COVID)
I have a tough time believing Boychild is turned 4 this week, not because it’s “gone so fast,” as Everyone and their Mama has told me, but because 4 seems like, I dunno, like he’s big now. In my head, 4 is the transition time from “toddler” to “little kid.” And we’ve had a helluva year.… Read More Happy Birthday, Boychild! (and COVID)
Grown-Up Fun
Hi. I’m a grown woman who gave herself a black eye with a car door last night. While the responsibility of my injury doesn’t rest solely on me (there was snow, a full moon, and my menstrual cycle all at play), I do feel really silly. Who gets a black eye? A middle-aged black eye?… Read More Grown-Up Fun
Rules for Living
As I try to parse through all this (treason? stupidity?), I like to pause for a little bit of parental navel-gazing. How can I keep Boychild from becoming a white supremacist Q-Anon-believing dumb-a$$?… Read More Rules for Living
Death + Jokes
Do you know what’s harder than trying to explain jokes to a pre-schooler? Trying to explain death.… Read More Death + Jokes
Fussy Pantz 