There is a sign that hangs at the end of my in-laws driveway that says "Welcome to Clarkansas".Do you know those first dates where you say too much and afterwords you are just kicking yourself? We kind of had an evening like that tonight hanging out with a new couple. Ben had met him one night when he was working for the Sheriff's Office and hit it off well with him. The guy, Brian, runs all the … [Read more...]
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Common Disasters
August 15, 2008 by · Leave a Comment
Sometimes I feel so inadequate emotionally to handle life. Things that I've gone through this year have seemed so horrible, but the more educated and more time that goes by, the more common I realize my disaster is. When they told me that Summit had major developmental issues and needed therapy so that hopefully one day he may catch up with others his age I was devastated. When my Doctor told me … [Read more...]
Scientology Parenting
August 15, 2008 by · 2 Comments
I was spending my time wisely perusing the gossip section of MSN and I stumbled upon an article about Hollywood's "Princess", Suri Cruise. Then from that article I googled Scientology because Suri is being raised that way and the word "No" is never used to her and she still drinks out of a bottle. Apparently when Suri painted her bedroom her parents praised her for her creativity. I wondered what … [Read more...]
27 going on 19
August 13, 2008 by · 2 Comments
I'm starting to get it finally: the "compliment" of being said to appear years younger than I am. It has previously been kind of insulting especially if I was feeling sensitive that day or something. Last night I met one of my Dad's friends, who was super nice actually but he kind of treated me like a kid, patronizingly asked me how old I was. When I said I was 27, he did a double take and … [Read more...]