In which I take a jackhammer to the cement encasing my personal Chernobyl

"When someone tells shows you who they are, believe them."
--attr. to Maya Angelou
Whatever I said, whatever I did I didn't mean it ( Read more... )

Ever since the absolute wretched *catastrophe* that was Christmas family dinner at the [Redacteds] I have been personally boycotting all holidays this year, which is why I haven't done any holiday-related posts about any holidays from any tradition - I just haven't had the wherewithall to say anything cute/funny/solemn/otherwise-appropriate about ( Read more... )

It is not adequate, to spend your hours making ornate stuffed toys or hand-sewn clothes or knitted sweaters for your children, and never talk to them or still more, listen; it is not an adequate substitute, to fill your hours baking cookies and roasting dinners so that you can have everything homemade and thus healthier (but also far cheaper, if ( Read more... )

you can just insist that [another of] your children kiss your foot, to get some favor that they have asked for, just to "see" what they're willing to do to go see Indiana Jones 3/get paid their allowance/have their permission slip signed for the school field trip/whatever it was at this distance of a decade and change ( Read more... )