Oh God, I think I lost my kids’ school pictures again. When my twins were two years old we got their very first school pictures from preschool. Both sets came back just adorable. Claudia had on a little pink and red dress and Ian was wearing a green striped sweater that made him look like [...]
How I Failed at Parenting Today
February 2, 2011
A few months ago the Gawker servers were hacked and user logins and passwords were posted on a website somewhere. Mine was one of them and it led to me being locked out of all my cox e-mail accounts. It was a pain, but not really a big deal since I use my g-mail account [...]
The Problem With Bunk Beds
January 18, 2011
Do your kids have bunk beds? If so, I am pretty mad at you right now. WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME HOW HARD THEY ARE TO PUT SHEETS ON? *deep breath* About six months ago it became very apparent that The Goon Squad was getting too big for their toddler beds. If one stretches out [...]
My Children Believe in Reincarnation and also Hogwarts
December 17, 2010
In an effort to be extra-specially sweet to me on my birthday my son was complimenting me on how I was the best mother he has ever met. My slightly less charming daughter said “Ian, she is the only mother you’ve ever had, so she is also the worst.” “No.” maintained my boy “In other [...]
On 38th Birthdays
December 16, 2010
Tomorrow I turn 38. 38 is an uneventful number. It signifies nothing. I feel neither good not bad about it. I will celebrate by attending not one – but two first grade holiday parties. Usually I spend my classroom holiday party time running back and forth between two classrooms but this year the teachers or [...]
You Other Parents of Twins Know Exactly What I’m Talking About
December 4, 2010
I saw this on Nora’s blog and I knew it also belonged here. You other twin parents will be able to relate. Except you are also probably saying to yourself “Right, like anyone’s waist looks like that after they gave birth to twins.”
The Unbearable Heaviness of Claudia’s Backpack
December 3, 2010
This morning as I was sending the children off to school I noticed that Claudia’s backpack was unzipped and also looking particularly puffy. “What is in your backpack?” I said as I swept in quickly so that she couldn’t stop me. I pulled out a coat, then a hoodie, then a sweater, then a sweatshirt, [...]
It Always Comes Back to Butts
November 30, 2010
The children and I were in the car yesterday and the conversation naturally ended up on the subject of gender reassignment and sex realignment surgery. I don’t know how I get into these discussions with my kids but I always do. Anyway, we were talking about how you could get a penis put on (and [...]
How I Know For Sure She Can Read
October 26, 2010
I could read before I started kindergarten and so could my brother. My husband read “The Shining” when he was in third grade. My mother-in-law reads about three books a week. My mother has a masters degree in library science and teaches adults how to read. It had started making me nervous that my first [...]
Columbus Day
October 10, 2010
I just found out last night that my kids don’t have school on Monday because of Columbus Day. First of all, WOW! I should really look at the calendar. We would have been standing out at the bus stop at 8:45 completely bewildered. Second, didn’t we all agree that Christopher Columbus was an evil imperialist [...]
Pictochat Irony
October 3, 2010
This is actually ironic. In your face Alanis Morissette! Originally uploaded by GoonSquadSarah
Get Out of the Street!
October 1, 2010
I have this totally stupid thing that has been bugging me. The new moms at my bus stop stand in the street. I know it sounds silly, and I know it shouldn’t be a big deal, but what kind of example is that? How am I supposed to teach my kids to stay out of [...]
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