I’m getting to an age now where I’m starting to notice things old people would notice, and sagely utter truisms old people would mumble at me.
Actually, they probably spoke normally, I just wasn’t paying attention.
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A New Beginning
Can you make out those words?
“Just engaged”
Well that was a horrible fucking idea.
Continue reading “A New Beginning”What quality do you value most in a friend?
Integrity. If I can’t trust you, I’m not getting close to you.
I also love some snark (which requires intelligence, IMO), and, at the very least, a willingness to roll with some dark fucking humor.
On This Day
This morning was not a good morning. For the first time in my life, I woke up less free.
I’m scared.
May the reality be better than my fears. May we oppose wisely and effectively.
People Can Be Amazing
Wee One is in first grade, has been all year (sniff) and this first proper spring break, I wanted to start to a tradition of taking her traveling. I remember spring break road trips with my parents, even my absent father. (Maybe that’s the reason I remember them. He was never around for anything else.)
But this Backpacker turned Mama is gonna show my girl the ropes!
Continue reading “People Can Be Amazing”Advocacy Win
You can take the girl out of social work, but you can’t take the social work out of the girl.
Omicron is doing what it’s doing, and school starts on the 3rd. I can’t imagine any scenario in which the school is not overrun with infections among staff and students, and I don’t want Wee One (WO) to fall victim to it. Just yesterday, I exited my five day quarantine in my room to be around people in a mask. (I’m fine, BTW. It was like a sinus infection. And the biggest thing for me and WO today was to snuggle.) But we did not sacrifice five days of snuggling just for her to get it next week. We have a wedding coming up and I don’t want her to get long COVID.
Continue reading “Advocacy Win”In A Naughty Place?
Last week, on Wee One’s (WO) first day of school, I was out with another mom friend whose son was at his first day of kindergarten. (Let’s call her Tilda.)
Continue reading “In A Naughty Place?”First They Came For The Immigrants
The past couple of days have been hard. I’m getting over a cold Wee One (WO) picked up (not COVID) and had a headache for several days. At the same time, I am so so thankful; I have options. We live with my MIL (both a blessing and a challenge), Cohiba can work from home, I can be home with WO. I am shaking with rage for those who do not.
Continue reading “First They Came For The Immigrants”Trying To Stop Time
24 years.
Perhaps you’ll notice I’m writing a little bit more. Wee One (WO) is about to start first grade, and, as of right now, we’re still planning to send her to school, though I think we’ve just decided to keep her online for a semester.
Continue reading “Trying To Stop Time”Why, Indeed?
The questions come so fast I can barely collect them.
“Mama?” (She always begins with the question, “Mama?” Even if she’s already talking to me. She just has to get my attention special for the next comment.) “What does fair and square mean?”
Continue reading “Why, Indeed?”
I Didn't Just Wake Up This Morning With A Craving 