Raw Drip

Many years ago, my mother, like countless mothers throughout history, cursed me.  She said the magic words all mothers have muttered to their offspring at some point or another, “Just you wait. You’ll see what it’s like to be a parent some day and then you’ll understand.”
I’m starting to understand.
All the ridiculous stories my mother-in-law [...]

Amidst all the fluctuations, curve-balls, and general pandemonium that goes with raising kids, there’s almost some comfort to be found in the routine.  Almost…
As I see it, part of my job as a wife & mother is to be the manager of all the routines – the programmer, of sorts.  Being the family’s uber-programmer means [...]

I’d always assumed by this age I’d be much smarter.  But instead, I’m just me – smart enough to know what I know well, but not so smart to see right through the lies of a clever 4 year old boy, or the pitch of a door-to-door salesman selling a lovely bridge in Brooklyn.  I’m [...]