Category: family

My theory on spouses at Christmas

Right. Before I start this, I should point out that I am very happily married to a wonderful person whom I like and love more with each passing day. This theory probably wouldn’t work to describe relationships in which partners are not happy or in which they are not fascinated with each other’s lives. I’ve…

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Mommy! Robertson!

Slot screws, as we all know, come from the devil. (You don’t have to believe in the devil’s existence to state this, although I tender the invention of slot screws as evidence of his presence.) The only real screw that is in any way useable is a Robertson, blasphemously called a square-head in the U.S….

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Incessance

What they don’t mention in the baby books and the nauseating and irritating “advice on how to raise your child correctly and in a psychologically sound fashion” books is that what you have signed on for is a running commentary on every moment of your goddamned life. Never again will you do ANYTHING in the…

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Three more days…

… in which to get everything done. Things left to do are: finish the dollhouse (needs exterior trim and a little finishing here and there. Nothing major. If I get time, I’ll make the curtains.) paint a few pieces of dollhouse furniture. wrap one present and three stocking stuffers buy one chocolate orange and wrap…

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