The Reluctant Grownup – Page 139 – Growing old gracelessly.

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I Don’t Know How You Do It

People say this to me a lot, as a working mom of three little sons. It’s just kind of a thing you say, so this isn’t directed at anyone in…

December 6, 2015

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Insane

Half the class has received their grade for Contracts*, and the other half has not, and in a fit of impatience/insanity – I can’t decide which – I’ve checked my…

January 8, 2010

Everyday Adventures, Jack, Liam

Summer

This morning Liam slept on my chest. I watched his uneven newborn breathing – now fast, now slow. Squeak, sigh, groan – flail the arms, relax. He waved one arm…

July 13, 2010

Curses

RG / October 19, 2011

I recorded myself for the accent vlog that everybody’s doing these days (lemming! lemming! find me a cliff of of which I may fling myself!), but now I can’t find the cord that…

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Magical Thinking

RG / October 18, 2011

Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, Jack goes to the nearby Children’s Hospital for his half hour speech therapy session. Incidentally, if you ever want to feel blue, hang out for a while at…

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This Small Child’s Entire Life, Brought to you by Vaccines!

RG / October 10, 2011

There’s a huge whooping cough outbreak at a local daycare here. The child who brought it to school was un-vaccinated, and several very little babies now have it, including a 2 month old.…

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Super!

RG / October 9, 2011

The husband and I got to watch a football game (not the Saints) in the Superdome this week – from the sidelines! It was pretty cool. We went back in the locker room…

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Spook

RG / October 8, 2011

The boys received their annual Halloween packages from two of their aunts today. Every single year since I gave birth to my first little monster, two of my sisters have sent boxes of…

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