He wasn’t talkin’ about the candy bar….
Conversation overheard at the pool today–Stephen (11): "Awwww, Mom…you’re CHUNKY! That’s soooo cuuuuute." Me: "I’M FAT??? YOU’RE TELLING ME I’M F A T???!!!" Stephen: "No,...A daughter’s denial and my heart might explode
She had been waiting two years, three months to eat corn on the cob. Two weeks before her braces were scheduled to be removed, she asked if she could eat on our red "Special Plate". Had she not thought of it, I would have surprised her with it at...
Super-power wishes and little boy kisses
Sometimes–but only sometimes–I wish I could freeze time. Mostly those super-power wishes come when my babies are crossing a threshhold–first smiles and first steps, learning to read and learning to write, beginning pre-school or elementary or middle...“They’ll eat you up and spit you out”
It doesn’t take Jedi mind tricks to persuade me; you might just say I’m easily influenced if I think your perspective has merit. This weekend, we entertained some of our oldest friends from South Carolina. It has been years since we spent substantive...Mom, Interrupted
My back is turned to him, but I hear his steps as he approaches. Without turning to look at him, he says, "Mom, can you tie this?". I’m in the middle of a cleaning frenzy–company’s coming tomorrow, friends we haven’t seen in years,...Welcome!
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