buttonhole corsage

April 25, 2012

Lunches. Clothes. Doing hair. Sunblocking. Backpacks. Planning dinner, cleaning breakfast. Walking. Picking up a friend. “I’m ho-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-t.” Stripping coats. Holding coats. Elementary drop off. Herding three preschoolers back outside. Pulling them past the neighborhood cat. Linking across traffic not interested in stopping. Mentally reviewing plans for the day. Remembering to breathe. Shifting all three backpacks while [...]

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a house of three vaginas

April 24, 2012

(Day 2 – Words) Some of the words you might drown in if you find yourself living in a house of three vaginas: “SHE SMILED AT ME!” • Barbie in the Nutcracker • Barbie as Rapunzel • “I SAID, STOP COPYING ME!”  • Hysteria •  Hurt feelings •  Hair brushes that look like toy dogs •  ”YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND!” [...]

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sinners’ club – the problem with praying

April 20, 2012

WHAT IS SINNERS’ CLUB? I’M GLAD YOU ASKED. CLICK —> HERE •                    •                    • The problem with praying (other than the somewhat schizophrenic premise of “speaking to God” for those who don’t subscribe to my brand of faith) [...]

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if I was her mom, I’d let her…

April 16, 2012

Of course you would, my sweet child. I’m sure that someday you’ll let your child do anything she wants. You’ll never raise your voice or punish her. Instead you’ll drop whatever you’re doing to find her toy while she instructs you from the couch without looking away from the television. There will be no pause, [...]

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the dos and don’ts of finding sponsorship

April 13, 2012

Just in case you ever find yourself needing to solicite sponsorship for a project (hey, you never know) here are some tips on how to get the job done. (Or how to ostrasize yourself from local companies.) •                  •                 [...]

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say yes as often as you can

April 12, 2012

<<Sigh>> I wish this line came a little later in the poem. But I said I was going to try and live out How to Really Love a Child, and I’m just Type A enough to attempt follow-through. And I guess if this line had to be in the poem, at least it showed up [...]

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