Monthly Archives: May 2007

Imperfect but Proud

I know I’m not a perfect mom. Far from it, in fact. I yell at my kids sometimes; sometimes more than sometimes. I let them eat cereal and yogurt for dinner the other night. I let them watch plenty o’ TV. I look forward to bedtime with a fervor that is shameful and some days, [...]

If Only Life Were Like TiVo…

Today my little girl is going on an adventure. Without me. Not that we haven’t been apart before but I’ve never been the type to just drop her off at something (besides school and close friends & family’s houses) and leave her well-being to someone else. It’s not that I’m overprotective… Okay, it is. Sort [...]

Secrets & Lies

As I stand on the precipice of yet another Mother’s Day, I struggle with what direction I want to take in writing this post. Do I write about my mom again and how I feel about Mother’s Day when she’s been gone for 27 years? I fear there’s not much new to say on that [...]

Not to be a Sexist Jerk…

But have you read about the “Women’s Town” Chinese tourist attraction? It’s a town where women rule and men get in trouble for disobedience. No, seriously. The new motto of the town will be “women never make mistakes, and men can never refuse women’s requests.” Hmmm. I wonder if they’ll ever franchise and open one [...]