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homework helper

After crying almost every day for three weeks about fifth grade homework (oh the pain!  the suffering!  the new math!), I stumbled on this blog post.  Julie made a suggestion that stopped me cold.  Hire a homework helper.  How did that not occur to me? Brilliant. Do you think it is odd how much money … Continue reading →

purple minions

My ten-year-old and I went to see Despicable Me 2.  You know we loved 1 right?  The bad guys, the minions, the adoption, the adoption softening the badness of the bad guys.  What’s not to love?  Plus.  Fluffy unicorns? Curse you tiny toilet?  Pure writing genius. And I liked Despicable Me 2 too.  But my … Continue reading →

raging

I got it yesterday.  The big “I HATE YOU!” with a nice addition of “You’re and IDIOT! and The. Worst. Mom. Ever.” No.  Not for the first time. It came because I suggested my son go to his karate class.  I thought I almost had the fury under control when I surprised him by agreeing … Continue reading →