Category Archives: the parenthood

Can’t Go Over It. Can’t Go Under It. Can’t Go Around It. Gotta Go Through It.

Welcome to tonight’s episode of “Who’s Crazier: Tyra or Trombone?” Hi there, Miss Tyra! Miss Tyra! why are you shrieking? Oh, the models are not fierce enough? You were hoping they would be fiercer? Well, maybe with a bit more … Continue reading

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Dear This Year; Love, Last Year

(The gift of good humour is enclosed.) First, last year’s post, which includes the following paragraph: “…Some people are born to be accountants and some people CAN do it but prefer not to and some people can learn just enough … Continue reading

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Regular Dispatch From Behind Closed Eyes

A friend mentioned yesterday that it was always interesting when I posted during my last maternity leave. I think that this is likely an exaggeration on his part, as it was not always interesting to be me in that year … Continue reading

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This Morning

Our son is moaning from his crib. He sounds like a zombie searching for brains, like a beached sea lion, like a hospital ward full of tummy aches. We are ignoring him because it is 5:45 am and the upcoming … Continue reading

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I’ve Never Been

A few years ago a woman at work lost her son. He was in his ’20s. He went to bed one night with the flu and an aspirin; he never woke up. She was at work when her husband called … Continue reading

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