One time, when I was in high school, my boyfriend’s mother asked my little brother: “What does your sister want to be when she grows up?” “Well,” he answered, furrowing his brow, “I’m pretty sure a astronaut.” (He said “a astronaut” instead of “an astronaut” because he was about 6.)My boyfriend’s mother found this hilarious,…
Category: Wonder Women Posts
How Many Times Can I Spend My Economic Stimulus Check?
So here’s the thing. We owed in taxes exactly the amount (plus $35) that we are getting in our stimulus check, so technically we are at a wash, in the negative even. But still, we had to pay those taxes in April, and we don’t get our check til June, so it still feels like…
How Old Am I?
I am the youngest of the Wonder Women at 29 (evil snicker.) But today, right this minute, I am trapped in my house by a dictator child and also a stitch that won’t heal. So I have to sit on my donut pillow with my, er, self exposed to the healing air, no walking no…
My Best Physical Trait
Well. This is a somewhat cruel I Wonder for a postpartum woman to ponder (that’s kind of a tongue twister, isn’t it?) All of my favorite physical traits have been stretched beyond recognition lately and I’m not sure how many of them are going to bounce back (belly button? Will you ever be normal looking…
I WONDER WHAT THE SCARIEST THING WAS?
FIRST, AND FORGIVE ME THIS, OH WONDER WOMEN AND READERS, BUT I MUST WISH MY SON A HAPPY WEEK BIRTHDAY! A WEEK AGO THIS VERY MINUTE, FROG BABY (AS HE WILL NOW BE KNOWN) WAS BEING WEIGHED AND HAVING HIS FOOTPRINTS RECORDED, WHILE MY WONDERFUL MIDWIFE PUT ME BACK TOGETHER AND MY HUSBAND AND SISTER…