From the category archives:
The only reason to have kids is to create clone humans to take your place when you kick off. Any other reason to breed pales in comparison to nature’s need to reproduce your genes. Unconditional love, feelings of worthiness, premature ejaculation, and one-upping your sister all fall into a distant 2nd place for reasons to spawn. Patrick [...]
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In the weirdest, most Awesome twist of how the world’s energy works, while I was writing this post, I received an email about Susan Niebur, Why Mommy, of Toddler Planet, who has been suffering from metastatic breast cancers and is currently going through an extremely hard bout.She’s written about how she sees strength in LEGO mini-figures, and [...]
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My dad has skin cancer. Over the past 10+ years, he’s had basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, and melanoma; the trifecta of skin cancer. The last thing he’d ever want is your sympathies, so stop it. He’s a ginger who’s spent nearly every un-working hour outside doing things like building massive projects like the [...]
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I started to write a lunchbox love note on this notepad for Anna, but she didn’t think it was a good idea. Anna: Second graders shouldn’t be reading about diarrhea, MAMA! Me: Why not? It’s science. Anna: Don’t you think that’s inappropriate? Me: Quit using big words, kid.
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Since I’m medically certified as crazy enough for prescription medication by my pill-pushing psychiatrist, I no longer understand the Instant Cry routine Claire has implemented. Her arsenal of tactics to get what she wants has evolved from throwing her wee body on the ground in protest to the Instant Cry where she’s perfected the art of popping out [...]
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