dogmom
- Birthday
- April 23
- Bio
- Mom.
Wife.
Grammar geek.
Sunday School teacher. Elementary school volunteer. Soccer Mom. Passive-aggressive bitch.
MY RECENT POSTS
- We are not alone!
August 25, 2011 12:47AM - How I just spent $115 on a
"secondary" birthday gift
July 21, 2010 11:38PM - White Trash food
July 20, 2010 12:31AM - My son is still not gifted
July 15, 2010 01:02AM - A quick poll
July 15, 2010 12:51AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I'm so torn here. I
loved the blog, and I like
these people
without even
meeting…”
August 25, 2011 12:18PM - “But you ARE creating
jobs. Even if you don't hire
someone,
you will spend that
mo…”
August 25, 2011 12:54AM - “OMG, I'm so sorry! I
will always think of you as
Tequila and
Doughnut/Freaky
Trol…”
July 16, 2010 12:33AM - “I don't know if you'll
check in for comments or not,
but if
so, I want you to
kn…”
July 16, 2010 12:28AM - “Too funny, Bellwether!
After carrying black hole of
hate for
so many years, I
can…”
July 16, 2010 12:22AM
Dogmom's Links
August 25, 2011 12:18PM
“I'm so torn here. I loved the blog, and I like these people without even meeting them. I love that she's so committed to being a mother, and I understa…”
About: The Mom Job
“I'm so torn here. I loved the blog, and I like these people without even meeting them. I love that she's so committed to being a mother, and I understa…”
About: The Mom Job
August 25, 2011 12:54AM
“But you ARE creating jobs. Even if you don't hire someone, you will spend that money somewhere. Whether it's your new bookshelf, an extra dinner out, a…”
About: Confessions of a Job Creator
“But you ARE creating jobs. Even if you don't hire someone, you will spend that money somewhere. Whether it's your new bookshelf, an extra dinner out, a…”
About: Confessions of a Job Creator
July 16, 2010 12:33AM
“OMG, I'm so sorry! I will always think of you as Tequila and Doughnut/Freaky Troll, and I have come to love you and your family vicariously. I've been…”
About: Writing the Impossible
“OMG, I'm so sorry! I will always think of you as Tequila and Doughnut/Freaky Troll, and I have come to love you and your family vicariously. I've been…”
About: Writing the Impossible
July 16, 2010 12:28AM
“I don't know if you'll check in for comments or not, but if so, I want you to know that I will really miss you. You're on my favorites list, so if/whe…”
About: Taking a break, a sabbatical, a powder or whatever
“I don't know if you'll check in for comments or not, but if so, I want you to know that I will really miss you. You're on my favorites list, so if/whe…”
About: Taking a break, a sabbatical, a powder or whatever
July 16, 2010 12:22AM
“Too funny, Bellwether! After carrying black hole of hate for so many years, I can't believe I blocked the name completely out of my mind. I obviously w…”
About: A quick poll
“Too funny, Bellwether! After carrying black hole of hate for so many years, I can't believe I blocked the name completely out of my mind. I obviously w…”
About: A quick poll
July 15, 2010 11:57AM
“I was going through my old posts, and I realized I have an important update. This was about 18 months ago, so they've now finished 1st grade. This litt…”
About: Why I didn't get to hug my son goodbye today (nice reason)
“I was going through my old posts, and I realized I have an important update. This was about 18 months ago, so they've now finished 1st grade. This litt…”
About: Why I didn't get to hug my son goodbye today (nice reason)
March 05, 2010 06:07PM
“Ah, the bad breakup stories. Dumped on my 19th birthday because my popping my knuckles drove him crazy. (He'd never said a word before, so either he wa…”
About: Dumped by Answering Machine on Oscar Night, 1996
“Ah, the bad breakup stories. Dumped on my 19th birthday because my popping my knuckles drove him crazy. (He'd never said a word before, so either he wa…”
About: Dumped by Answering Machine on Oscar Night, 1996
March 04, 2010 03:01PM
“Great! I also used textbroker and elance. Depending on how much I write, I've been making about $600 a month on textbroker. Not enough to pay the mortg…”
About: My new office: the "before" pictures
“Great! I also used textbroker and elance. Depending on how much I write, I've been making about $600 a month on textbroker. Not enough to pay the mortg…”
About: My new office: the "before" pictures
March 04, 2010 02:57PM
“How funny--I think I'm the only one who viewed the parent as a father. :-) Well written, and great restraint. I have traveled many times with my son, a…”
About: Why I want to punch both you and your baby
“How funny--I think I'm the only one who viewed the parent as a father. :-) Well written, and great restraint. I have traveled many times with my son, a…”
About: Why I want to punch both you and your baby
March 04, 2010 02:49PM
“Yes, I actually found a full-time, well-paying, home-based writing job. I'm on my second week, so still learning the ropes, but it seems like a great g…”
About: My new office: the "before" pictures
“Yes, I actually found a full-time, well-paying, home-based writing job. I'm on my second week, so still learning the ropes, but it seems like a great g…”
About: My new office: the "before" pictures
March 04, 2010 02:34PM
“Amen! As someone who just collected her last unemployment check (because I got a job, but I did get two payments of the emergency extension), I know I…”
About: Republicans to America: Drop Dead
“Amen! As someone who just collected her last unemployment check (because I got a job, but I did get two payments of the emergency extension), I know I…”
About: Republicans to America: Drop Dead
March 03, 2010 08:26PM
“Ah, now that's a good idea! We always forget to take "before" pictures on our home projects. I'll have to try to take some tomorrow. Then EVE…”
About: A place of my own
“Ah, now that's a good idea! We always forget to take "before" pictures on our home projects. I'll have to try to take some tomorrow. Then EVE…”
About: A place of my own
February 05, 2010 06:05PM
“Thanks, guys! I will definitely go for the free lunch. If they could somehow match the money and let me work at home ... Ha. But it's a great restauran…”
About: When it rains, it pours ...
“Thanks, guys! I will definitely go for the free lunch. If they could somehow match the money and let me work at home ... Ha. But it's a great restauran…”
About: When it rains, it pours ...
July 15, 2009 05:15PM
“Well, the answer is that I have no idea how it went. I think the HR portion of the interview went great. I think the managers' portion of the interview…”
About: Pardon my absence--I've been wallowing
“Well, the answer is that I have no idea how it went. I think the HR portion of the interview went great. I think the managers' portion of the interview…”
About: Pardon my absence--I've been wallowing
July 07, 2009 06:58PM
“Wow, I thought the comments were done this morning, and then a whole new batch came in while I was playing with my son. The one thing I am loving about…”
About: I've joined the ranks of the unemployed
“Wow, I thought the comments were done this morning, and then a whole new batch came in while I was playing with my son. The one thing I am loving about…”
About: I've joined the ranks of the unemployed
July 07, 2009 09:09AM
“Thank you to everyone for your good thoughts. I know I'm not alone, both that I'm not the only one going through this, and that others are here to supp…”
About: I've joined the ranks of the unemployed
“Thank you to everyone for your good thoughts. I know I'm not alone, both that I'm not the only one going through this, and that others are here to supp…”
About: I've joined the ranks of the unemployed
May 20, 2009 02:14PM
“I have added 3 of your books to my reading list. Thanks! My list so far: * The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids * Parenting Gifted Kids * a yet-t…”
About: My Big Fat Summer Reading List
“I have added 3 of your books to my reading list. Thanks! My list so far: * The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids * Parenting Gifted Kids * a yet-t…”
About: My Big Fat Summer Reading List
May 20, 2009 02:04PM
“Mmmmm ..... yummy!!”
About: Heavenly Mashed Potatoes, Oozing with Comfort, Garlic & Wine
“Mmmmm ..... yummy!!”
About: Heavenly Mashed Potatoes, Oozing with Comfort, Garlic & Wine
May 20, 2009 02:01PM
“It made me really sad. J definitely can be sweet, and she has typical child-like emotions, such as tears pouring down her face one day when the other c…”
About: Low self-esteem and vanity in kindergarten
“It made me really sad. J definitely can be sweet, and she has typical child-like emotions, such as tears pouring down her face one day when the other c…”
About: Low self-esteem and vanity in kindergarten
May 19, 2009 03:56PM
“He really has the best teacher I could imagine. She has spent so much time this year working on his maturity issues, and also stretching him academical…”
About: It's official: my son is not gifted
“He really has the best teacher I could imagine. She has spent so much time this year working on his maturity issues, and also stretching him academical…”
About: It's official: my son is not gifted
May 18, 2009 05:52PM
“annette, thank you so much for this post. I really appreciate the time you took to write it, and it was honestly a very caring, helpful post. It enable…”
About: Shred those G/T Test Results! A Reply to Dogmom
“annette, thank you so much for this post. I really appreciate the time you took to write it, and it was honestly a very caring, helpful post. It enable…”
About: Shred those G/T Test Results! A Reply to Dogmom
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