Sometimes I get what I deserve. Like on Monday. I’d returned home from a full day of teaching teenagers on five lousy hours of sleep. I had my snark on. So when Vivian and William started telling freestyle jokes, I joined in. I glanced at my husband who was breathing, reason enough to make him […]
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A Parenting Dictionary: 5 British Words We Need To Adopt
This is a post based on one I published in March 2010, when not even my mom read my blog. Enjoy. ~ Sometimes I think North American English is limited, especially when it comes to parenting. So, since I can’t borrow Colin Firth, I’m suggesting we adopt more British words. Let’s face it, English, the language […]
When You Take Your Twins To Church…
I’m guest posting for my fab and sassy blog-sistah, Tamara Lunardo. Tamara is an amazing woman who writes beautifully about edgy issues, including sex, faith, and abuse. She’ll make you think. She’ll make you laugh. She also has twins and loves a juicy double entendre; I don’t think it’s cause and effect. Today, I’m honoured […]
Funny Captions from My Life as a Parent
The best thing about having an iPhone is that I get to take bizarre pictures with great frequency. Here are a few from the past week, with captions. MATH: ART: PSYCHOLOGY: SCIENCE: ~ Tell me some recent captions or headlines from your house…
Update: How To Search-Bomb Your Friends
The best laid plans of search-bombers often go awry. Update 1 Earlier today, after search-bombing most of you who left comments on Friday’s post, Search-Bombing: An Irresistible April Fool’s Blogging Tradition, I learned that my searchbombs were not going through. After some investigation (and manic tweeting with the fabulous Chad Jones), I realized that Google […]
Search-Bombing: An Irresistible April Fool's Blogging Tradition
It started one year ago. It was the first mischievous project that Clay Morgan (a.k.a. Mr. Educlaytion of March Movie Madness fame) and I undertook together. We named it SearchBombing, and we want to do it again. Here is the post and video we put together last year. Read it, leave a comment, then go […]
5 Crazy Examples of Found Humor
I had a bit of fun with my iPhone this past weekend, finding humor in the mundane. Photo 1: Bookstore Photo 2: Bookstore, Bizarre Pairing A Photo 3: Library, Bizarre Pairing B Photo 4: Parking Lot Photo 5: Bowling Break-down ~ ~ ~ March Movie Madness update: ATTICUS ADVANCED! He made it to the Final 4. […]
When Your Twin Children Can Read Your Mind
The other day, Vivian told me that some of her friends have been arguing at recess. Being a good mother, I accused Vivi of being involved. After all, I’ve seen her and her brother go at it in some UFC mini-matches. “I wasn’t, Mom. Honestly,” she pleaded. “I just tried to stay out of the […]
Atticus Finch: A Hero for the Ages, including the Zombie Apocalypse
UPDATE: Atticus won! He moves to the next round…against Han Solo. More on that soon. I’m in a contest. My buddy, Clay Morgan, is hosting his second-annual Movie March Madness (known on Twitter as #mmm2) and I’m in it. The best movie heroes of all time are battling it out in an NCAA-style tournament. Atticus […]
Smushed Fingers, Basketball, and Money
I closed the car window on Vivian’s fingers yesterday. Nothing makes you feel more useless than hurting your own child. Except hurting someone else’s. Vivian got over it. After 30 minutes of crying and an hour of milking it for what she could, she was outside playing basketball with William. William invented a new game. […]