The perks of being the mom of a boy
My title is a bit misleading, as there are many, many perks of being the mom of a boy. AJ gets absurdly and righteously angry when he hears that I cried when I found out I was having a boy and not for happy reasons. Look, in my defense, I was young and ...
12 years later
12 years ago, I birthed a child...a very large child. This large child has turned into a large boy, who is on the cusp of becoming a teenager. He is unusual in all of the best ways for his age. He is loving, caring, kind and sweet. He worries for others ...
An 11-year old’s thought process on birthdays
I was away for the last few days for a conference in Atlanta. I really enjoyed the information I received there, but being away from home is always difficult for me. As an introvert and homebody, I need my home sensory information (my pillow, home smells, my family, the sound of my fan) ...
AJ and the metal detector
When I upgraded my last phone contract, I got yet another Android. I love Android phones, but the bottom line is that I live my life by the structure of Mac computers. Androids are free-flowing, freebie loving, fully-customizable machines, but every single one I've had was wracked with multiple problems such as spontaneous ...
Dogs only speak Spanish and other lies
People frequently wonder where AJ gets his offbeat, quirky personality. I consider it for a while and then I respond with, 'lots of love, some genetics and we lied to him. Alot.' All of this is true.
We told ourselves we were going to be good parents that never lied to our child about ...
Children that are smarter than their parents
Today, I was playing the popular drawing game 'Draw Something.' My friend, Chris, drew the logo you see to the left and I sat there completely stumped. I'm not a cheater, so I didn't immediately google it to find out what it meant. I did, however, yell to Leon and AJ in ...