other people’s kids

What’s In A Name?

Yesterday as I was driving the kids home from school, somehow the topic in the car shifted to names.Mira: "Mommy,…

13 years ago

Politics On The Playground

It's no secret that the political atmosphere is about as thick as it can get at the moment. You can't…

13 years ago

Is My Daughter Being Bullied In First Grade?

Some days, being a parent is more like being a detective. Trying to find the truth between wildly different accounts…

14 years ago

I Will Never Survive Elementary School (Alternate Title: Kids Are Cruel)

With the layer of snow still covering the ground, and two little girls with pent-up energy from being cooped up…

17 years ago

Haiku Friday: Hai-ku-lujah, Oh Happy Day!

Dear feral neighborsForeclosure is awful, butWe will not miss youNo more broken fenceor boys peeing in our yardNo more peeping…

18 years ago

Neighbor Showdown

Well, it finally had to happen. Our neighbors finally showed themselves to be the rabid feral animals we knew them…

18 years ago

Forget Pigs, We’ve Got Flying Rocks!

I was sitting in my quiet living room this afternoon, with Cordy at preschool, Mira asleep, and only the tapping…

19 years ago

My Evil Plan

Apparently pregnancy hormones make me a wee bit evil sometimes. Or maybe I'm just blaming the hormones to seem less…

19 years ago

Boundaries

As a young child, I roamed my neighborhood in my small town daily with my best friend. We spent many…

19 years ago