May 2021

Bludgeoning by Bow

Last night, my husband almost ended up in the emergency room. Shockingly, however, it wasn’t me who nearly put him there. Instead, it was our daughter – and her toy bow. It was bedtime, which is almost always when the bad things start to happen. My daughter was fighting us on going to sleep, just like every other night. In …

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The Importance of Words

I have been called many words in my life, but “relaxed” was never one of them. To me, anything that even remotely resembles “calm” is cause for alarm, which is probably not ideal when it comes to the whole “parenthood” thing. I’ve been going out of my way to try to “chill” when asking my daughter about her school day, …

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The Clueless Car Criminal

Today, I did what I thought only happened to people in movies – usually right before the protagonist ends up being checked into a mental ward. I almost accidentally stole a car. Now, those of you who follow this blog are well-aware that I am not a stranger to public humiliation. And there may even be those of you reading this …

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