Seriously. It’s a good question. Do you sue your employer for their hot coffee? Do you sue yourself for having so much skin exposed when you know you will be dealing with hot liquids? Do you sue society for being so sex crazed?
What do you think about espresso stands with bikini clad baristas? Are you [...]
It’s about that time where we really need to nail down a name or two for this child I am carrying.
My children have a name they so lovingly refer to it as, and I’m a little afraid this baby will be stuck with that name for the rest of it’s time in our family.
I read [...]
When I start out my day I think of all the things I need to do and all of the places I need to visit. With three busy children I must plan my outings carefully to make sure to make the most of my time out.
Most of the questions about the days events are covered [...]
Hey you!
Yeah you! If you have an over-grown twelve year old with thick, short-shorn brown hair who was wearing a bright orange t-shirt on this last Tuesday, October 9th around 4:30 PM, and was hanging out in the Mercer Island public library—unsupervised–I’m calling you out. Obviously, your twelve year old has the social boundaries of [...]
We all, from time to time, meet people whose internal censor does not kick in and scream at them, “NO!!!! Do not say that!!!” After talking with some friends lately, I’ve been reflecting upon the questions that moms often face from others who really, truly don’t know that they’re being impolite or rude or prying [...]
Nobody ever wants to admit that there are gender roles in marriage. Actually, I don’t know if that’s true. Let me rephrase that; I don’t want to admit that there are gender roles in my marriage. I like to think that The King and I are equals. That we both pull our own weight. That [...]
Having spent the better half of this week sitting by the side of one wading pool or another, I’ve had the opportunity to observe us parents and our young in our natural environment and reflect.
I am convinced that if we parents would just CALM DOWN FOR A SECOND, pick up our books, and ignore the [...]
What does a woman have to do to get a date night in this city??
Has anyone else noticed the extreme lack of reasonable, reliable babysitters? I remember when I was a kid, my parents always had a plethora of teenage neighborhood girls who would happily come and watch my sister and I for an entire [...]
Lately my husband and I are realizing that having one child is hard. I’m sure that having two or more children has its own unique issues. But here’s the thing about having just one: YOU (the parents) are the playmates. All day, every day, we are bombarded with demands to play:
“Mom, you be Zurg and [...]