Four little words that strike fear into the hearts of every mom: “Mommy, my _________ itches!” Congratulations, you are the newest contestant in the Parasite Rodeo. You and your partner have got at least 48 hours of a bucking bronco-style wild ride in front of you and there ain’t nothing to hold onto but each […]
Archives for June 2014
What the heck is she saying?
Everyone talks about the upsides of raising multilingual children. Just ask me. I’ll tell you how they’ll be smarter and prettier and just plain better than all of their peers. It will be research this and studies have shown that and I’ll never let you get a word in edgewise. Do you know why? Because […]
When a BA in Booty Calls Ain’t Enough
Geneva, Switzerland. Summer 2003. In Da Club is at the top of the charts, it’s the hottest summer in Europe in 100 years and the only thing higher than the temps are the tempers of the G8 protesters in Geneva. Newly single for the first time in years, there I sit right in the middle […]
Marital Advice for the
My husband and I are arguing at the moment. One of us wants to have a third kid. The other one does not. At lunch today my friend asks why we didn’t have this conversation before we got married. The problem is that we did. We sat down like two adults with absolutely no effing […]
The Great Escape – #BlogU14
Don’t remind my husband, but tomorrow at lunch time I am sneaking out of work, catching a bus to Heathrow and flying to Baltimore, Maryland for the weekend. I’ve taken a big chunk of my fun money savings and bought myself a ticket to the BlogU Conference this weekend. 150-ish awesome bloggers. 20-something super cool […]
The Dream Vacation
(Bill and Valerie are back again, this time with a story about their dream vacation. You can find another story about them here.) “I’ve got great news, honey,” yelled Bill as he walked through the front door. His excitement was so great that not even tripping over that damned tricycle again was enough to dim […]