A couple months ago we went to a gala for the YoungArts Foundation, which supports young artists. My girl Esther wanted me to meet one kid – a dancer from Sarasota. She said, “there he is”. I realize I must’ve blacked out for a moment, because the next thing I knew my husband was shaking…
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The Stay at Home Mom: Stop Shitting on Her Grass
It started with a post on Facebook: “Ladies. Staying home is not an option. #brainmelting”. Seems since then I’ve seen this discussed almost daily. It’s been the center of many discussions I’ve had lately because I am a Stay at Home Mom. For the second time in my married life I am not working. The…
Comfort Woman
Today I made tuna casserole. I’ve been thinking about my grandmother a lot lately, 11 years after she died and I still miss her terribly. She was exactly what you expect a Grandma to be: she made me great costumes and clothes, remembered all holidays, always had delicious food (fried bologna and eggs were my…
Free Flowing Thoughts on International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day. It’s also Women’s History Month. A whole lot of effort to specifically celebrate a faction of the population that should be celebrated and revered on the daily, for keeping this world spinning. There is no Men’s History Month or Men’s Day, because as we know every damn day is for…
A Tid Bit Older…A Tid Bit Wiser…
In one hour I will be one year older. Because my birthday is one month after Jan 1, I typically use it as the start date for any resolutions for the New Year. In Miami, the month between thanksgiving and New Year is swamped and there’s no time to think, much less script a manifesto…
Saving the World one Vegetable at a Time
Three weeks ago my daughter announced she was going to be a vegetarian. Actually a pescatarian, she’d still eat fish. Well, technically a mostly pescatarian, sliders WILL be allowed if we watch football at a restaurant on Sundays. She’s very specific this kid. My husband is joining her Monday-Friday. I’m trying but I’m also trying…
Happy Instigate the Destruction of an Entire Race of People Day!
Yesterday was Columbus Day. Yay Pillagers! It’s gratifying that over the past few years the country has become more aware and vocal on the fact that Columbus didn’t discover shit since you can’t discover something already inhabited. This year Vermont and cities of Phoenix and Denver changed the day to “Indigenous Peoples Day”, joining a…
Funny how time flies
I’m going to attempt to dedicate 10 minutes a day to writing, because time is moving fast, and there’s so much I don’t want to forget about my little girl. Like how every morning she wakes up, grabs her pillow, water, and whatever animal is laying around and comes to get in bed with us….
Weaning, Day 1
I’ve finally gotten the courage to start weaning Stella. I’ve laid her down after, of course she refused the cup of milk, and we are both crying. I’m not sure who this is going to be harder for. My husband said, this will probably be the worst withdrawal she ever goes through. This child, my…
Go Ask Alex
I, am a pain in the ass. I admit it. Last weekend I went into Stella’s room for her 12 am feeding, and she was burning up. I took her temperature under her arm and got 101.8. My husband told me I needed to go low for an accurate reading, something I’ve avoided doing up…
Give me Lots of…Scalp?
For about the last, oh, 15 years or so, I’ve been complaining to anyone who’ll listen that my hair is falling out. No one ever seems to believe me, but it’s true. When I was young, I used to have to connect two ponytail holders (the ones with the balls on the ends of course)…
While You Weren’t Sleeping II
I really thought I was done with sleep issues. I really did. Stella was sleeping through the night with one feeding, and was taking 2 naps a day. I was almost smug about this, really. All those moms with babies waking up multiple times, having to drive the little monsters around to take naps? I…
Mamababble 