The worst part about grief is how it ambushes you unaware – how it sneaks up on you silently while you are finally – and not so easily – nestled into a state of almost contentment 

Grief is an asshole in the… Read full post »

I want everyone to know that my mom died. I especially want the lady who honked at me and shook her fist angrily while I spaced out at a traffic light to know. I want her to know that I was thinking back to a… Read full post »

My mom didn’t like eulogies. I was never sure why. But this is one time I will go against her wishes, because she deserves it. My mother is an impo… Read full post »

As winter break (a misnomer for parents, by the way) comes to a merciful close, I look back on the high- and low-lights of living 24-7 with my children – my eldest in particular.

For this blog, I’ll refer to my oldest son as “Mayhem”… Read full post »

It is New Year’s Eve morning at an ungodly hour. I am up this early not because I really want to bask in the pre-dawn glow of the Christmas tree lights while sipping green tea – but rather to revel in my peaceful solitude while I can… because… Read full post »

A while back I blogged about our family’s lice infestation and how I was actually enjoying that plague because it was bringing us all closer together (http://lisays.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/lice-just-a-bowl-of-cherries/).

Ah, what an innocent, idealist naïf I was bu… Read full post »

10. Instead of family game nights, your family has Game Film Fridays.

9. Your 5 year-old has already undergone ACL surgery.

8. You have been red carded – by a 12 year-old sideline ref… Read full post »

I don’t want my kids to ever stop believing in Santa Claus. That way, when they grow up, they’ll never have to buy their kids presents.

And they can spend more on me.

Which they totally owe me.

Circle of life.

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Well, the ridiculous debate over who’s funnier – men or women – is trending all over the Internet again. I’m quite sure this competition goes back to caveman days when one guy would club another in the balls, igniting guffaws amongst the other dudes and polite… Read full post »

I was emailed this sickening image, along with an accompanying, and too gleefully punctuated, “Pass it on if you agree!”.

Not only do I not agree, it has pissed me off to the point of public venting.

America is melting pot. Filled with… Read full post »

Yes, I hate children – and like most people I hate – it’s because I’m jealous.  I hate them because everything is better and easier and more fun now than when I grew up.

For one, their music. It’s way superior to the stuff I… Read full post »

Yo, younger self, how’s it going?  I guess I should really know… Read full post »

Does anyone else out there despise those stick figure families people plaster on the back windows of their SUVs and minivans? 

It’s like “Look as us! We have four kids! They play soccer and violin! One has glasses! And we have a baby with a cute curl,… Read full post »