keep passing the open windows

I’m glad it’s Christmas vacation. Reagan is getting a break from her bullying situation. Hopefully that will blow over during the holidays. Maybe not, though, since the Tuesday before break the other child struck Reagan at school and we called the police…. I’m hoping that won’t make the situation worse, but [...]

Today Chris and Reagan are shopping for a birthday gift for Taylor’s 14th birthday, which falls on “Black Friday.”
I spoke to my husband a few minutes ago, to get an update on the shopping. He said they are still looking for a few things, including a “really cool laundry basket for Taylor’s room.” [...]

Today is not a good day. At least not for me. Not for my family. It’s the same old story, boy meets girl, girl gets pregnant and they live unhappily ever after. Or something like that.
Furthermore, I was reading a forum post about the “top 5″ things people want [...]

Luckily my daughter was able to attend school yesterday, but her whininess was still in full force. At one point Taylor said “damn” in everyday conversation; I reminded him that he should not swear and Reagan started crying, saying “You love Taylor more than you love me; If I cussed, you would ground [...]

A post that Jadegirl wrote made me think about my own situation with my kids’ paternal grandfather, Larry.
Larry has always been an asshole. My husband did not have an easy childhood; his parents divorced when he was young, then remarried; Larry was a drug addict, often unemployed and often cruel to my husband and his [...]

Friday afternoon, I received an email from my husband that said:
“I got fired today. I’m at home working on that.”
Yes, that was the sum total of the email, no explanation.
It was a really fun afternoon at work, knowing my husband just got fired, that we have little savings, and the kids’ birthdays and Christmas [...]

Last night I went to a party, with my husband.
Social occasions tend to make me nervous.
To make matters worse:
It was at my husband’s boss’s house.
Two dozen people who all know each other, but that I have never met, were scheduled to attend.
We were providing the food: fish tacos, salsa, guacamole, black bean salad, fruit salad [...]

I woke up this morning to my husband spitting on my foot. No, it’s not some weird family tradition, nor was he mad at me, and taking it out on my metatarsal bones. Apparently he was having some sort of dream in which he had to spit something out.
I guess I should just [...]

Counsellor: So you both want to stay married?
Me: Yes.
Him: Well, I want “A” marriage….

Taylor: Where’s the remote?
Chris: I don’t know… in a remote location?