Last week I completed a class I never intended on taking. In fact, I have been running from that whole sector of the academic world for half my life. I even transferred to obscure colleges to circumvent certain requirements. I am not proud. I felt guilty, of course, but I figured I would never need [...]
It sounds hokey, but it happened to me. Something I believed in with the depth of more core turned out to be something of a charade. Eventually it broke into very defined and separated pieces. I keep trying to find a metaphor to describe it but I can’t seem to find one that fits properly. [...]
As a part of the “Parenting Apart” workshop I had to attend when I was getting divorced, I was given a packet of all sorts of materials. Of everything I received or read during that time, this was by far the most important. It is something I refer to and make photocopies of, for anyone [...]
It was bound to happen. He’s been asking for some time but when Craigslist knocked, I answered. That’s right, today we installed the bunk beds in his bedroom. This might sound like small potatoes and perhaps it is. I mean, we all grow up right? If we’re lucky. And in order to make room for [...]
I just signed the little man up for T-ball. I am going to be a T-ball mom. How radical is that? Yes, well it is what it is. My 19 year old anarchist self would probably see me now as a total middle-American sell-out. I am glad I am not 19 anymore. Believe me, I [...]
It’s a beautiful December. The little man is gadgeting. The teenager is neck deep in Rube Goldberg machines. My boyfriend is recovering from some strange chemical reactions, but he has recovered and is back to his normal awesome self. I am working, finishing up my Native American Studies course this semester and gearing up for [...]
The biggest news in the past month with the little man was that the he is doing great in school via the Parent-Teacher Conference. The little man is doing great in school and is learning and growing in all the ways a five year old should. The little man’s dad and I sat and listened [...]
It was his Auntie’s idea. She was like, “Ok, your little man wants Halloween decorations? Let’s go to the cemetery and do gravestone rubbings.” So we bought some large newsprint from Racines, grabbed our shoebox of crayons and made an afternoon of it. The little man’s Auntie and the little man himself in the Fort [...]
It’s funny because a week ago he told me his tooth was loose. I tried to wiggle it and shrugged since I did not find it offering any give whatsoever. He had directed me to the wrong tooth, it turns out. A few days later, he showed me- no mom, over Here. And this one [...]
#1. Watch this and share it with all your friends. It really is Cornel West speaking about the 40th Anniversary of the Attica uprising and the political situation at present. #2. Today is day 2 of my personal non-smoking campaign. I know, what with my amazing parenting skills as outlined in this blog, you’re probably [...]
