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Category: Parenting

  • I feel all tingly inside all the time now that I’m 9 years old. Is this what maturity feels like? The 9 y.o.


  • On Adult Time

    The Mom: Girls! It is WAY past your bedtime. The longer you stay up, the less time daddy and I have with each other. The 12 y.o.: Ooooooo! The Mom:…


  • On Dessert

    The 8 y.o.: I want dessert. The Mom: Well, there’s uh… The 8 y.o.: I know, right? We have no dessert in the house. The Mom: What about those Edys…


  • It’s like Narnia. Instead of coats, it’s feathers! The 12 y.o.


  • Taxonomic Tree of 100 Superpowers

      via: http://batmansmells.com/2011/04/14/the-illustrious-omnibus-of-superpowers/    


  • Menu Plan for the Week of 5/29 to 6/4

    Sunday 5/29 b/ Steel-cut Oatmeal l/ Leftover Pizza d/ Tuna Casserole w Orange-Glazed Carrots   Monday 5/30 b/ Banana Pancakes w Bacon l/ Meijer Fried Chicken, Tossed Green Salad d/…


  • So is it $2.99 for the whole basket or for one piece? Cause that would be a total ripoff. Even for Zingermans. The 12 y.o.


  • The Garden Is Planted!

    Sowed the seeds and then accidentally left them out during a late season frost. Killed most of them, so I started again with some new seeds and buying some heirloom…


  • Hey look – it’s a balding, middle-aged white guy behind the wheel of a Corvette. I wonder if he knows he is a walking sterotype? The 12 y.o.


  • I’m writing a persuasive essay called “Perfection vs Reality: Why Beauty Pageants Should Be Banned.” How’s this for an opening sentence: “Miss America is to adult pornography as child pageants…


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