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(Photo courtesy of schmilblick on Flickr) My mother has weekly dates with each of my sons, this is something she and her partner truly cherish. My mom and I have not always had the greatest relationship, and I didn’t always make my children available, because I hold stupid grudges. Today, my mom and I have [...]
My daughter is the only positive result of my previous marriage. When J. and I got together in High School, we were the epitome of ‘Young and dumb’. We didn’t plan much; I dropped out of school when I realized I was of age and didn’t have to put up with the shit anymore, and [...]
I want to get this out. It has been torturing me for years and it’s finally time to confess; I am terrified of Care Bears. My friends know this, but they don’t understand the severity. As a joke this past Christmas, my mother bought my sons Care Bears magnet in their favorite colors and I [...]
We have four children, but given the fact that my eldest daughter lives predominantly with her father, we only have three at home on a regular basis. Three boys, very close in age, very different in demeanor. I never believed that ‘Middle Child Syndrome’ existed until my three year old son, Mercutio, began to exhibit [...]
My mother always taught me that what you put out to the Universe in the forms of wishes, will typically come back to you with ways to accomplish your goal or accrue your desires. Now that I’ve grown skeptical in my old age – I’m not so sure I believe that. I don’t wish upon [...]
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