i’m sorry if i haven’t asked your name
you might think i’m a bitch because i’m not trying to make small talk when we pick our kids up from daycare at the same time, or while we’re playing with them at the park, or even while we’re both standing on the sidelines while we’re watching them do gymnastics. you might think i’m a […]
why won’t my kid eat?
i have no patience. i thought having a kid would be the impetus i needed to learn, or develop (?) patience. i was wrong, because now i have the negative version of whatever percentage of patience i had before i had one, and never is this more apparent then when i’m trying to get her […]
what does a day look like?
i really feel like I’m failing her. it sounds ridiculous, when i say it out loud or put it in words. but that’s what it feels like. when everyone else seems like they’re catching on, i feel like we are at the back of the pack. we don’t do breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. we […]
the sun is shining and i’m feeling sad
for maybe only the second or third time since summer began, the sun is shining and it’s shaping up to be what we can only hope is a beautiful day. dylan is spread eagle beside me, sleeping off her morning talk session, and the cats are passed out at the end of the bed. the […]
good intentions
they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. i think, so is the road to success and personal satisfaction. at least my road is. even before i found myself a victim of mom-brain (seriously, what am i doing and why did i come into this room?) i have always struggled with “follow […]