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movies
To the mother with the crying baby at the movies last night:
05.09.09 | Permalink | 26 CommentsI know I’m not supposed to say anything. I’m supposed to be supportive, and understanding, and tolerant, and kind. I’m supposed to ignore how enormously inconsiderate you are. After all, don’t I have kids? Don’t I know what it’s like to be looked at by people who don’t have kids? Don’t I know how frustrating [...]
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parenting
The Curious Case of the Never-Good-Enough Mother
01.08.09 | Permalink | 46 CommentsToday I went to a mandatory court appearance with my good friend “Annie.” A month ago Annie left her two children, ages 2 and 4, in her (not-running) locked car for twelve minutes while she ran into Best Buy. The car was warm, as she had been running errands all morning. It was about noon [...]
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Family
Resolved: That on January 1st, 2009, I will look like Liv Tyler, housekeep like FlyLady, and motivate like Mary Poppins
12.31.08 | Permalink | 14 CommentsI recently found my list of goals for the year 2003. Hoo-boy! was it old news: Lose 20 pounds, be more patient, organize the finances, meal planning, and laundry, pray with greater intent, write something. DANG am I glad I reached those goals and can now focus on planting a garden, finishing my basement single-handedly [...]
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motherhood
Am expecting call from Who’s Who any minute
12.29.08 | Permalink | 10 CommentsNormally I’d blush before drawing attention to my intimidating array of accomplishments, but this one happens to be the culmination of eight years of near-constant slogging, tearful patience on the part of my dear husband and long-suffering children, and really, the first time since I saw The Sound of Music as a child that I [...]
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motherhood
Don’t call me mother. Not fit to — The letter kept will remind me.
12.18.08 | Permalink | 14 CommentsI have the body of a mother. The belly that has swollen and teamed with life three times, that now furrows over the waist of my not-so-skinny jeans. The breasts that sag like a misfired whoopee cushion. The scar (I imagine) from the 27 stitches that put my womanly bits back together again after the [...]
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commentary
Because They Would Do The Work Anyway
11.24.08 | Permalink | 11 CommentsLeslie Kaufman had an interesting article about caregivers in the New York Times last week. It explored the special care that a caregiver who is related to her charge can provide. According to one such caregiver, Tracy Keil, she* can help her charges who don’t want “just a baby sitter” to live as they would [...]
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Spot
Drinking Buddies
11.20.08 | Permalink | 4 CommentsI have three daughters. My sister has two daughters and a son. (I was going to say that she is lucky to have a mix of genders, but I don’t know how to phrase that without making it sound like I regret having three daughters, which I don’t, except when I think of poor Dick [...]
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