TRC graduated from preschool today. He was very excited (they performed a play–he was a frog. Again.), but he was also really sad. Sad because it had come to an end and “he’d never get to go to preschool again.” I tried to comfort him: reassure him that he’d still see his friends, and that […]
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Sometimes it happens. Children too young to be able to escape the mistakes of others. Impressionable minds, ruined by the taint of others’ choices. It’s not a crime yet, but maybe one day . . . it will be. I’m talking, of course, about inflicting your musical taste on your children. I’m sure I’m already
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So the fair’s in town, and we’re going tonight. Only problem is the rides cost $4 a spin, which (if you ask me) is vastly overpriced for a carnival ride. I know TRC’s going to want to go on them, and I don’t want to be an ogre or anything, but . . . that’s
The other day I finished Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which I thoroughly enjoyed. For those of you who don’t know, it’s the fictional journal of a seventh grader, complete with pictures. Very snarky, and very funny. At the same time, it also got me thinking–the character is so self-absorbed and snarky, and I started
You know what I hate? (Besides airplanes) Alarm clocks. I’m very much a night person. I function better at night, and I have for years. Getting up in the morning and getting myself in gear is a difficult thing, and sometimes my alarm clock just isn’t up to the task. Like this morning. It went
