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My Clever Child
I’ve been watching ROME. Julius Caesar, Brutus, whippings and beheadings, rampant sex. Very HBO. So, my son and I were talking about the show and why he probably won’t be watching it any time soon, and...
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A “trip” down memory lane
clearly none of these people should get behind the wheel I ate acid three times. They were all in the same year of college. The first time I went to a dance in a barn on campus that I’m not sure even...
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Old Friends
There are the friends that I see or talk to every day and there is never enough time to catch up. There are the friends that I see quite often to whom I can never find anything to really say. (At least...
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Thinking about sex
When I hear my pubescent boys talking about having sex, I cringe; mostly because they are pubescent boys – all sweaty and stinky and hormonal and awkward and they don’t even remember to brush their...
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Neediness is so unbecoming
And just to reinforce that, when I looked up “needy” in the Urban Dictionary, these are the “see also” words down the left hand side of the page: clingy desperate annoying bitch attention whore slut...
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Dating a (or, as a) single mom: part 2
N and I were talking about being single parents. One of the things that she said was, “I have trouble finding the humor when it’s just me…you know, like you don’t laugh out loud as much when you watch...
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Garnishment
Tomorrow my wages get garnished – 25%. 25% of each paycheck until “our” debt to the State of Colorado is paid off. Like I can afford to have that taken out of my paycheck. Apparently, when we were...
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Garnishment: follow-up
I have been trying to remain calm about this whole thing. Okay, a little angry at him, but also resigned. I applied for Innocent Spouse Status and was really counting on that – since he told me that he...
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Parenting
Last night I wanted to give up. It was a hard parenting day – start to finish – and I floundered, not knowing what to say or how to handle things. I threw a couple of things out there and was met with...
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Living the Dream
Tuesday evening, I got to do what every suburban girl who ever read Charlotte’s Web dreams of; I fed a brand new baby cow with a bottle. First, we had to catch mamma in the chute, then she needed to be...
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The good that’s come out of the shit pile
Many of my loyal readers have suggested that I “move on,” quit focusing on my ex, stop giving him power, etc. All lovely suggestions and all well-meaning, but when you are sharing children with an...
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Gripped
I am absolutely terrified about taking in another teenager; the enormity of it takes my breath away. People keep telling me how kind I am, but I am not sure that I am that kind because sometimes I...
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FLDS
Just in case anyone thinks that living in a town of 1500 would get boring… what it looked like… Went for a walk today. I had all the time in the world, so I decided to venture out just a bit – take...
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The new guy
It’s official. He is now a full-fledged member of the family. I yelled at him last night, then grounded him for life. Don’t worry, not just him. My son got it even worse. And, of course this morning I...
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Remember these?
Wearing these: Puts me in the same league as: And… Can you believe my son called them Old Lady Shoes? Little does he know how cool I actually am.
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Meltdown in the canyons
My gal, B, and I headed west for a night; a much needed and not long enough trip. It was, as usual, planned as a solo trip. Then, on the phone with B, I heard that thing in her voice (the same thing...
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Win One, Lose One
Last night I found myself in an incredibly uncomfortable situation. I knew it was coming and I mentally prepared myself, but you never know in advance how something will actually turn out once you are...
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Time for a change
A good friend has decided to make a major life change – he just told me on Friday – it’s great for him and if I were him, I’d be doing the exact same thing. But, of course, it’s got me thinking. Since...
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The Latest
atrocious adjective : very evil or cruel 1: extremely wicked, brutal or cruel : barbaric 2 : appalling, horrifying 3: utterly revolting: abominable Synonyms appalling, horrible, awful, dreadful,...
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Only Me
It kind of looks like this, but mine’s way cuter I went to the consignment shop the other day and while digging around I came across a Michael Stars black dress. Super exciting. I LOVE Michael Stars...
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