The Tyrant has pneumonia. Again. But she’s such a trooper that I didn’t suspect anything till she started vomiting mucus in the middle of the night. Even at the doctor’s office, in between coughing up phlegm and spitting into the trash can, she was climbing up the cabinets and playing THROW TEDDY AT MOMMY’S HEAD. Read More
Reminder: The questions answered in this occasional column are posed by actual people. Dear Savvy Sister, What’s up with today’s grandparents? We all grew up with grandparents who were willing to be present and look old — and help from time to time. My grandmother lived with us for a few months out of every Read More
Of all the nonsense surrounding the Hilary Rosen/Ann Romney debacle, Catholic numnut Bill Donohue brought home the bacon. In case you’ve just emerged from a secluded Tanzinian cave – and if you have, please email the name of your travel agent – here’s the scoop: Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen STOOPIDLY said that Mitt Romney should Read More
“Do you yell at your kids?” my friend A.R. asked. We were having cocktails one evening around a blaze in our new fire pit. AR and his wife and their two girls were visiting from Up North. Holy Ketel One, I’m glad they’re gone. My liver hurts. At first I wasn’t sure how to answer Read More
The other morning as I walked my kids to the bus stop, a neighbor warned me that a possum had been hit by a car and was grossly squashed in the street. “Oh, no problem!” I said. “My kids are fine with gross stuff.” But then we arrived at the bus stop and saw that Read More
The day after Easter, the Diva asked, “Mom, if I gave up something for Lent, what do you think it should be?“ I explained that she would have to think of something she would miss, something that means a lot to her, like candy or YouTube. “I think I would give up noodles,” she mused. Read More
Damn Gem the Easter Dog ate four hard-boiled eggs in their shells, eight gazillion jelly beans, three wrapped Starburst, and a chocolate bunny. And she only threw up once! That’s my girl. I’m currently having a standoff with Hot Firefighter Husband to see who will clean it up. Right this very minute he is reading Read More
Reminder: the questions posed in this occasional column have been posed by actual people. Dear Savvy Sister, So the elapsed time indicator has passed 59, and the projected viable life span is about 25 +1 years. Warranty has pretty much expired on all parts. How do I keep from spending the majority of the Read More
The Attachment Chronicles Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI I’ve been very irritable around the house lately, snapping at Hot Firefighter Husband like an alligator. “You don’t treat your friends like this, do you?” he said. “I can’t,” I SNAPPED. “My friends would leave me.” To my credit, I Read More
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