Playing Teacher Again
Not actually me No, not the interesting, naughty kind of playing teacher. The “playing teacher” where I volunteer to go into my daughter’s second grade classroom and discuss certain topics with the...
View ArticleWho’s Your Daddy
It’s a known fact that kids say whatever’s on their mind at any given moment and there’s a certain amount of social acceptance when kids say these things. My kids have figured this out and exploit...
View ArticleFriday’s Food For Thought
Photo Credit: Jim BentonJ.K. Benton Design and Benton Arts Studies show that parents who raise their kids based on studies will drive themselves insane. I’m all for passing along knowledge and...
View ArticleStudying Despite The Toddler
I’ve recently gone back to school, but I’m easing my way into it. I’m only taking one very easy online course. Read a chapter, answer a question. Simple, right? Yeah, except for that my toddler...
View ArticleJunk My Kids Have Taught Me
I’ve got three of them. A seventeen year old, an eight year old and a one year old. Aside from a few minor incidents, like the ceiling fan incident of ’03, or the county fair incident of ’98, I’ve...
View ArticleMy Christmas Story…by Lisa Rochon
I once had a candle party. I invited all of my friends and family, but the only people who showed up was one friend, my mom, and my aunt. Then I had an adult toy party…I couldn’t cram all of my...
View ArticleA Happy Anniversary Story
Happy 36th Anniversary to my Mom and Dad! Not my actual parents… My mom and dad are the type of couple who are connected on such a deep level, that when I pissed my mom off at home, my dad would feel...
View ArticleHow to Silence a Toddler with One Finger
Mom…mom…mommy…mamma…mom…mom… So the little guy is going through the “mom…mom…mom…” phase. It never ends. He’s very curious and constantly has something on his mind that he wants to share with me....
View ArticleA New Low
There are so many things I take for granted in life. Like my health, my safety, or the luxury of peeing alone. Seriously, I haven’t even closed the bathroom door in over twelve years. What...
View ArticleCamping With Bears: My Near Death Experience
I love to camp. I love the outdoors, trees, and nature. And I love fires, but not in a pyromaniac kind of way, just the normal acceptable amount. Where I’m from we have deer and racoon that live in...
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