In which I get off my scaredy-cat box and tell you what I think about the current political climate you and I are all participating in.
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A Conversation In The Car With Julianna
On the way to adaptive gymnastics, Julianna sets out to challenge Nicholas’ claim on the “how much can I talk in one car ride” record. Although the subject matter is quite different. J: Mom, you are so sweet. Me: Thank you, honey. You’re sweet too. J: Mom, you’re such a good driver. Me: Thank you,…
Read MoreHow We Taught Our Kids To Be Good Eaters
My kids are really good eaters. I’m kind of surprised at this, frankly, because I am and always have been a pretty picky eater. And the thing is, we approach food all “wrong,” according to all the parenting advice I ever read. We’ve almost always forced our children to finish what they’re given—unless it’s starch,…
Read MoreIf I Had A Lasso Of Truth…
It occurred to me today that if I were Wonder Woman, I wouldn’t bother going around beating up bad guys. I would just round them up in my lasso of truth and put them in front of a Facebook live stream and make them tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.…
Read MoreThe Orthopedic Surgeon Who Rocked My World (or: The Saga That Isn’t)
You all remember, I’m sure, the saga of the orthotics. I’ve been talking about it periodically for years, both here and on Facebook. After Julianna broke her second brace in January, the orthotist sent us back to the PT. The PT told me she really wasn’t sure what to say except she’d like to see…
Read MoreHulk Update
Julianna, standing in the jewelry store while they’re cleaning Daddy’s ring: “I need a strong man to hold me.” Of all the random things Julianna has said in her life, that one takes the cake. It was so random, I looked around the store for a sign to that effect. (Because that’s what she does.…
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The Gift I Have To Give Is Me
We just came through parent-teacher conference season again, and what we learned in Julianna’s home visit was that although she can read a page that looks like this: her comprehension is stuck on pages that look like this: For anything more complicated than Corduroy, I have to sit with her, read with her, and stop…
Read MoreThings You Might Not Know About Me
1. I once played my flute on Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia. (See the opera house behind me?) 2. I was once locked in a coffin. (It was for a play called “You Didn’t Say It Was Haunted.” That play was where I learned that an introvert can actually scream in front of a lot…
Read MoreWhen you go visit the farm with boys…
When you go visit the farm with boys, you just never know what you might find waiting in the driver’s seat when it’s time to go home.
Read MoreNicholas: Sous-Chef
Last Monday, I had a great plan for dinner. It was quite relaxing. It involved leftovers and a microwave. And bar cookies made from a box cake mix. (Totally not my normal modus operandi for cooking, but y’know.) At 4:20, Nicholas arrived home from Chess Club and came into the kitchen. “Did you make the…
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Kathleen M. Basi 