The Others (Part Two)

I had been thinking of writing that “others” post for a long time. Then several weeks ago, I got an email from Traci. Her email and my response made me want to write about those kids even more. And after I wrote about them, and heard your responses, I decided to share selected parts of [...]

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Sunday Post ~ "Face the facts of being w…

Sunday Post ~ “Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.”
“Now, with God’s [...]

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The Others

It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such [...]

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Troop 1/2Ass Goes Camping

I will never be “Mother of . . .” this or any other year. If you all knew how many times on any given day, I screw up, where my child is concerned, you would . . . well, that depends on who you are and whether you like me or not. But I’m here [...]

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"I’m trying to live a quiet, peaceful life and stay out of trouble, and all it is, is one thing after another . . . "

Really pissed me off disgruntled me: LG went to a friend’s house for dinner and to go see a play, a little theater play in which another of their friends was performing. Actually, she went to the little girl’s father’s house, where the little girl visits every other weekend. The Dad said [...]

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Sunday Post ~ I would take no for an answer, J…

Sunday Post ~
I would take no for an answer,Just to know I heard You speak,
And I’m wondering why I’ve neverSeen the signs they claim they see,
A lot of special revelationsMeant for everybody but me,
Maybe I don’t truly know You,or maybe I just simply believe…
‘Cause I can sniff, I can see,and I can count up [...]

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He Ain’t Heavy* . . . but this post is

You may have noticed the flurry of silly on the blog this week. Not that I need an occasion for a flurry of silly, but this week I had one. In between laughing at Pearl, and joking with you all, and making fun of the tree lady, I cried, a lot. Hard [...]

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Embarrassing:

I misspelled a word in a letter to the elementary school Gifted and Talented Committee. (Now they’ll know I’m not really one of them.)
LG knows that we are on the fence about whether we want her in that program in middle school. Last night I told her about my discovery [...]

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Update to Previous Post (Not for Kids!)

There’s one more person I’d trade places with:
Here she is.
I’d trade with Pearl, because she’s the most beloved woman on the internet. Plus, my family would love having her for a day. I know you’ve seen this everywhere else, even in emails from me, but really, can you get too much Pearl? [...]

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Barbara Walters Wants to Interview Me!

OK, it’s not really Barbara Walters, it’s Eclectic. And I don’t know whether she wants to or not, because I asked her to. Because most of what I have to say these days is some variation of “WTF is wrong with me?” and because you all must be even more bored [...]

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