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.
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 [...]
I was raised in an abnormal household of two un-divorced, full-blooded parents with a full-blooded sister. It’s a wonder I even turned out to function like a semi-normal person with all of the surrounding abnormalities. I’m pretty sure the chances of me becoming a semi-well-adjusted person after being brain-washed by my parents who planned to [...]
It’s been over 4 years since we’ve last talked about my mother-in-law’s obsession with Christmas ornaments. It’s time for a refresher. Exhibit 1 The Main Tree, filled with nearly 800-ish Hallmark ornaments, Radko collectibles, moving parts, and singing knick-knacks, all arranged in groups of like-themed ornaments. When there is no other sound in the house, [...]
