The Reluctant Grownup – Page 165 – Growing old gracelessly.

Sunday Morning Meal Planning

Doing our typical Sunday morning thing today. Usually Saturday I devote to Wholesome Family Fun, but Sunday is all business. Sunday is laundry day, meal planning and grocery shopping day,…

May 19, 2013

Categorizing Things is Overrated

February 15

I feel certain that I am live-blogging the end of life as we know it. Isn’t it odd? How one billionaire Nazi South African is strip mining the entire U.S.…

February 15, 2025

Categorizing Things is Overrated, MILP Roundups

MILP Roundup # 351

The weekly Mothers In the Legal Profession Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis at the Butterflyfish, Grace, BJJ, Law, and Living, Mommy and the Sin City, Magic Cookie, The…

June 16, 2014

Allow Me to Indulge in a Rant, If You Would

RG / September 29, 2010

I have less than an hour before I have to leave to pick up my child, and I declare defeat. To attempt to work on my research in this small window of time…

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Holding up a Mirror

RG / September 22, 2010

“TIMEOUT!” Jack yells at his bear. He plops him with force down on the corner of the bed. I snicker into my sleeve. He does a pretty good Stern Mommy Voice. “TIMEOUT!” he…

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Back in the Black

RG / September 20, 2010

I read a blog post on Shakespeare written by a friend of mine who went to the same graduate school as I did – the Shakespeare Annex in Stratford-upon-Avon – and suddenly I…

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Thank You For Your Application

RG / September 17, 2010

They rustle at me from the bin in the corner. They whisper You Aren’t Good Enough. This Was A Waste of Time. Your Children Deserve Better. Be Afraid. You Will Never Succeed. Rejection…

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Handsome!

RG / September 11, 2010

You are so wonderful right now. You love your little brother. You’re very good about playing alone. You love to read.

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