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Driving with kids, and writer's block

“What are you going to write about today?” asked Hot Firefighter Husband.

“I don’t know,” I said.

Then the Diva bullied me into taking her to a friend’s house and I took a sharp turn out of the friend’s driveway and rolled over the boulders the friend’s parents had carefully placed at the edge of the [...]

In which I refrain from saying #uck you.

Writing well, said Dorothy Parker, is the best revenge.

And I write well. And I’m slightly vengeful. So when I’m angry, I’m particularly tempted to unleash on a person. I would like to tell that person I’m sad that she apparently wasn’t raised right, but she’s a grown-up now, and responsible for her own actions, and [...]

No fair! And what's a thyroid, anyway?

Hot Firefighter Husband has gained seven stubborn pounds, and boy, has it been bugging him. He has cut back calories and done extra cardio with no success. It’s like the scale is stuck, but just for him.

I have been smiling smugly at him, like, Welcome to my world, dude. My whole life could have been [...]

The Diva: my 8-year-old drama queen. She has eaten noodles every single day for the past five years, loves her new iPod and hopes to be famous one day. She likes wedge heels and lipstick and Taylor Swift.

The Pterodactyl: he's five. He loves trains, volcanoes, tomatoes, and talking about my boobs. His younger sister's mere existence has ruined his life.

The Tyrant: she's a very bossy three. She curses, throws things, hates wearing underpants and refuses to brush her hair. She knows the words to most Lady Gaga songs.

Hot Firefighter Husband: he loves sports, politics, clean floors and me. He gets really annoyed by laundry, Ann Curry, tapas restaurants and me. He edited this.

Damn Gem: the dog. She eats paper which I end up pulling out of her butt.

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Driving with kids, and writer's block

In which I refrain from saying #uck you.

No fair! And what's a thyroid, anyway?

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Driving with kids, and writer's block

In which I refrain from saying #uck you.

No fair! And what's a thyroid, anyway?

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