Small, square, the ad read: “…A cuddly renaissance dude…” With that, I was hooked. ———————————————- Today I celebrate 19 years of wonderful marriage to Frank. Wow. Nine-teen. That’s a lot. We’ve known each other 20 years – yikes! that’s like two decades! It has both felt like a very short period of time and like forever, because [...]
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Do your new reading glasses make my ass look fat? The evolution of a marriage…
Posted by Family Haikus on May 15, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/do-your-new-reading-glasses-make-my-ass-look-fat-the-evolution-of-a-marriage/
Dad, Now I Understand
My parent’s wisdom: fits better with age, although acknowledged too late. ……………………………………………………….. The title of this posting is one of the hardest to see in writing. Who wants to admit their parent may actually have a valid point? Granted, it is far easier to acknowledge in my 40′s than in 20′s, but still, it ain’t [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on February 16, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/dad-now-i-understand/
Am I being replaced?
Sitting here jealous of homework and puppy walks. I don’t wanna work. ””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” The change has been quite subtle… My daughter would run to Dad as much as me when she hurt herself and needed comfort. And then the kids would call me Dad (granted, they would call him Mom). But a few weeks ago [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 29, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/am-i-being-replaced/
Deposits and Withdrawals
“Mom… I don’t feel good” A ploy? A ruse? The truth? Ack! Who can ever tell?! ……………………………………………………… There are days I seriously doubt my abilities as a mom, especially when my kids don’t feel well. I have this fantasy that in Little House on the Prairie days the mothers all had this 6th sense about [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 16, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/deposits-and-withdrawals/
Kids say the darndest things (or Balls, part 2)
Imploringly he holds my face and whispers his sweet little boy song ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The place: CVS The who: Me and my then 4 year old boy, AB. The what: AB watching himself on the security TV at the entrance. The quote: Hey mom, watch me! I’m whacking my boy parts on TV!! The reaction: Silence. [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 6, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/kids-say-the-darndest-things-or-balls-part-2/
A Parent’s Responsibility… Childhood Obesity and Georgia’s Campaign
A parent’s challenge: To raise, but not to repeat Our own tragedies. ———————————– I am veering sharply away from my usual humor into a current serious hot topic. This is a difficult post to write, but I can’t stop composing it in my head, so I decided to put it in writing. There is a [...]
Posted by Family Haikus on January 2, 2012
http://familyhaikus.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/a-parents-responsibility-childhood-obesity-and-georgias-campaign/
