Parenting Archive
15 Jun 2010
The shirt off my back
You know that look. You see it coming. Your heart races, you grab a towel, blanket, something that’s around and you jump …
11 Jun 2010
Never give a gun to ducks. Ever.
I have always told my employees, on their first day of work, “If you need an afternoon off, do not tell me why.”
02 Jun 2010
Just pee in this cup …
We went to the clinic in the hospital today to see if Pearlsky has a urinary tract infection. We have known this doctor for about 15 years, she was not in today, and we knew that her nurse would do the test. Here is the email I just sent the doctor.
24 May 2010
“Getting it” is not always a good thing
I’ve hidden a lot from my mother. She knows this blog exists and she knows not to read it. Yes, she can if she really wants, but she knows if I warn her not to it is probably not a good idea (I did share my adult site with her, but that’s another story). She
19 May 2010
Expecting too much …
I put an ad on CraigsList for a nanny. I mentioned all the sticking points right up front, it is paid “on the books,” I need references, must be female, no lifting or driving necessary, Saturdays and maybe some filling in on school vacations, easy to care for young lady, grumpy single father, etc. Actually
09 May 2010
Mother’s day …
Somehow, I do believe that even the most disabled, the most severe, have an innate sense of who mom is. They do not have the voice, nor the ability in any form, to show appreciation for all you do. Neither daily, nor on this (in my and my mom’s mind, inappropriate) single day of the year. But,
08 Apr 2010
“A plummeting stock price isn’t trouble. Trouble is when your kids take dope.” ~Ken Olson
[Editor’s note: That, my friends, is my favorite quote in the world. Ken Olson was a co-founder of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), one of the major forces at the start of the computer revolution. Now, granted, he also said in 1977 “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home”
16 Mar 2010
“What we have enjoyed, we can never lose… all that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~Helen Keller
I received a lengthy email the other day from Becca, a woman who had just accidentally found this blog. It was a beautiful, heartfelt email about her loss and how some of what I write resonates with her.