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Lies I’ve Been Told Lately

(Original post date: Thursday, February 14, 2008) I wrote the essay but my dog ate my jump drive. We’ll be there between 9 and 12. I already cleaned my room. You said I could. Our classes are heterogeneously… Read More

Category: Parenting/EducationTags: Education, lies, motherhood, Parenting, students, teens

Couches

We have a ridiculous amount of mismatched furniture. The problem is, no matter how we arrange it, it still looks like mismatched furniture. Occasionally, I’ll find myself sitting on the stairs or standing in a doorway trying to… Read More

Category: Parenting/EducationTags: change, couches, New Year's Eve, organization, Parenting

Impossible things I’d like:

(Original post date: Friday, May 11, 2007) * every room in my house to be clean at the same time, for more than 30 seconds * laundry and dishes that clean themselves and put themselves away * healthy,… Read More

Category: Parenting/EducationTags: Education, list, Parenting

On my mind right now…

(Original post date: Saturday, April 21, 2007 ) Cutting down 30 year old, perfectly healthy oak trees because you “don’t want them to come crashing through the roof” is insane, and will not endear you to your brand… Read More

Category: Parenting/EducationTags: Parenting, rant