My So Called Life
All the random ass shit that happens. Read at your own risk.
Day-to-day dispatches from a life that is technically ordinary and somehow never boring. Work problems, relationship observations, aging indignities, boundary violations, and the occasional moment of genuine clarity that makes all the rest of it worth it. The catch-all category for everything that doesn't fit neatly anywhere else — which, honestly, describes most of real life.-
Who’s going to comfort me?
Faced with a difficult decision, I lament not having someone else to lean on. Who will comfort me when I have to keep it together?
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Words Fall On Deaf Ears…
I should have written the point paper. I was going to write a paper. I talked about doing this at length with my best friend over the phone. The intention was so I could say my piece to my brother without interruption or tangents. More specifically so I could keep a cool head about me. In the end I made a mistake and capitalized on an opportunity to have a dialogue with my brother about the current difficulties we have been experiencing since we decided be roommates. I should have saved my breath.
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In search of the thirtysomething mom
I know I cannot be the only thirtysomething mom with children in middle school. Right? I feel like I am hunting for a mythical creature. I can't be the only thirtysomething with kids.
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Prom Nightmare
Pop quiz hot-shot: Your 17-year-old tells you on Monday night he needs money for prom tickets cause he asked a girl to go and she said yes. Tuesday night you find out the prom is in 3 days and Wednesday is the last day to buy tickets and there is no money in the budget for this last-minute expense… What do you do? What do you do??!! Well, if the 17-year-old in question is my hapless step-son, notorious for misinformation and bad decisions, I say NO, along with an accompanying hour lecture on the consequence of his piss-poor planning, done mostly for the husband’s benefit, as he was looking like…
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Irrational Fears…
Today I experienced what could only be described as irrational fear.Why? Because I had a dental appointment for a root canal. I have needed a root canal for over three years, but thanks to the stank dentist I was visiting in Virginia and the ludicrous co-pay demanded of me (thanks to our crappy military dental coverage) I was not able to afford one until today.
