My MIL birthed my children

Apparently, my mother-in-law birthed my children. According to her, all their good characteristics come from her, or her side of the family. E loves reading. “Well, I was an avid reader as a child. She must get that from me!” E loves chocolate. “So do I! She must get that from me.” E has a [...]

Boiling Point

I never had much of a temper until I had kids. I know they’re supposed to bring out the best in you, but mine can summon a rage I never knew existed. Although, now I can think back to when my sister and I were younger, we’d fight–kicking, pulling hair, smacking–hurtful fights. And I remember [...]

My balancing act is off kilter

Once again life is getting in the way of work. And I feel guilty about it. Never before have I been the employee with side-line conflicts. You know the person. The one who is out a little too often because of her kids, maybe they’re sick, maybe school is randomly closed or maybe they’re attending [...]

What is it with these kids?

I have not fallen off the face of the earth. I was in the Virgin Islands for a wedding though. And we got stuck because of the hurricane. Destination weddings are expensive. More expensive for the guest, than the couple, I think. But I won’t get into that now. I’d rather complain about my daughter’s [...]

Sunscreen

I’m not so sure the Blue Lizard 30 spf sunscreen worked that great. It’s thick as hell which is nice because you feel like you’re getting a good coating on. But both my girls got tan lines, and I reapplied. No sunburn at least, but definitive tan lines. Is there anything out there that blocks sun [...]

The symptoms continue

It’s going to be a rough summer. I was able to speak to a doctor at the endocrinologist’s office since our doctor is on vacation. Would have been nice if someone told me that the first time I called. I described K’s symptoms and she agreed that K is showing signs of hyperthyroidism. That’s happening because she [...]

It’s not fair

We’ve been treating K’s hypothyroidism for about 3 1/2 weeks now. The treatment is relatively straight forward…you take a hormone replacement every day for pretty much the rest of your life. Within two weeks, her appetite was increasing, which was a good sign because she was eating barely enough to survive. But, by week three, her hair has started falling [...]

Kids shouldn’t get diseases.

Sometimes I wish I didn’t have kids. Like when they’re sick and you worry to death about them. Wouldn’t life be easier if you only had to worry about yourself?
My 4-year-old daughter, K, has vitiligo. Most people know it as the “Michael Jackson” disease. It’s an autoimmune disease in which you lose pigment in your [...]

I won the award.

It’s official. I won the award, so all you mom’s out there who think you’re in the running…it’s all mine. The Worst Mother of the Year. For unexplainable reasons, I have very little patience for my 6 year old. The worse part is that she is a really good kid. And I’m not just saying [...]

Birthday parties are out of control.

I’m having a birthday party for my daughter this weekend at a gymnastics center. She’s going to be six. In my opinion, birthday parties for young kids are way out of control. I took her to one recently that had 28 kids running around. It’s overwhelming, chaotic and unnecessary. What happened to having a handful [...]