Category Archives: parenting

Bullshit And Blind Spots

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

This past week I had to be at the kid’s school three times in one day for three different events. This annoyed me a great deal, selfish thoughts surfaced to justify my feelings. I didn’t want to give up my … Continue reading →

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Diary Of A Sketchy Mom

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

As a parent, I often watch my children and reflect back to the chaotic time when I was their ages. Before the age of ten I had experimented with all sorts of things considered for, “adults only.” I knew the … Continue reading →

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Part 2, All Goes Away, Except Change

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

All Goes Away Part 2 Except Change My mother and I moved to our forth or fifth apartments on the nearby road when I was four or five. The apartments are still there though they and many things around them … Continue reading →

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All Goes Away

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Change is difficult, but necessary, it’s interesting, and confusing. It’s neither good nor bad, it is a requirement for growth. Modification makes room for new things, events and people in my life. It’s something I can count on happening: alteration, … Continue reading →

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Suck It, And My Stereotype

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Soccer season has started again, “God Save The Queen,” come Thursdays I’m in a perpetual state of dread, as I the rebel against the “Soccer Mom” stereotype.  I pack our picnic dinner of fruits, cheese, nuts, crackers, and water bottles. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Confidence, Disorders, Ebony and Ivory, Marathons, parenting, Soccer Mom, writing | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Death Of A Mask

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

The innards and guts spilled over like a cluster of tubeworms. They were shiny from fresh-death yet alive with the color of lobster bisque. The raccoon was on its side, face smashed, teeth revealed. I turned my wheel slightly to … Continue reading →

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Pain Through A Pane

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Last night around dusk I was out walking the dogs, the sky was just beginning to darken due to the end of daylight savings time. I could see people in their homes who hadn’t closed their blinds, or drawn their … Continue reading →

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Explicit

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Explicit, explicit, explicit: my kids got up Saturday morning at 6:00AM. “Go to sleep, go back to bed!” I ordered. I wish I had another response. My bitterness and resentment hatched a few days ago when I realized that my … Continue reading →

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The madness with women

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

“If one could be friendly with women, what a pleasure-the relationship so secret and private compared with relations with men. Why not write about it?”  Well said, Virginia Woolf. And yes, although it’s private, I will write about it to. … Continue reading →

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My Mom, the Cockroach

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

I was building a nest for my afternoon writing session. I made hot tea, rearranged my body pillows, pulled out a throw, opened the blinds, turned on the lamp, and situated the computer on my lap-when, shazam. Great balls of … Continue reading →

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