Embarking on the Midlife House Project
I bought the house for my kids. Now I want it to feel like home. The front room has been a storage dump for a year. First project: fix it, fill it with books.
Step-Mothers Get No Respect: Reflections on the Major Suck that is Step-Parenting
I raised him from age 10 to 18. He went to Navy boot camp. He called twice — once to get his dad's number. I expected a letter. Nothing came. Stepmothers get no respect.
Parking? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Parking!
The college hired a contractor who subcontracted the parking lot job. The subcontractor started in August. Fall semester also starts in August. I watched people storm the campus like Normandy
Holding on for Dear Life
Song of the day that is my coping mechanism for the repetitiveness of my current life.
People Problems
Summer school with classmates ten years younger and no baggage. I'm a single mom with twenty years of regret. The disconnect is real and mostly self-imposed.
