This probably sounds exceptionally obnoxious, but oh well. My kid is a genius. Literally, one of the smartest kids I’ve ever known. I use to babysit a little boy who went to Mirman, asked all kinds of questions I wasn’t prepared to answer and never found anything intellectually challenging. He…
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Happy Birthday, Hippo!
Dearest Hippo, Today is our fifth anniversary. Around this time five years ago I was doing a lot of breathing in my hospital bed, surrounded by your grandparents & daddy and wondering what you were gonna look like. This little adventure we’ve been on has been a trip. Everyday you…
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KungFu Hippo, The NinJa Turtle
Kids are weird. They are. It’s okay, I know that you think your kid is weird. And I know that you know that I think my kid is weird. There is nothing wrong with it. I don’t love him any less because he’s a weirdo…I actually love him more. Why?…
The End Of The First Week
And so it ends, how it began in a huge pile of heaping exhaustion. Yes, the Hippo and I survived our first week of Elementary school. I am extremely ill and flared up (OF COURSE!) and he is sir grumps a lot as he adjusts to not having a nap…
Day 19 and counting…
It’s officially the 19th day of Hippo leaving and I am…well… I don’t know what to do. I’m confused by life. I mean, I’m getting work done and everything. But that’s just it…I’m getting everything done. I don’t have anyone yelling my name every five seconds. I eat my food…
Happy Birthday ‘Merica!
Today is one of my favorite holidays! Not just because I’m a American politics and history junkie. Not just because I’m a Patriot. And not just because I absolutely love fireworks. I love this holiday for most of the reasons I love other holidays, it’s an excellent excuse for people to…