Tag Archives: sleep

In Conclusion

Someday I will probably come out of Fresco’s bedroom *not* squealing, “Oh my fucking god” and grinning like a madwoman, but it probably won’t be this week. There has never in the history of the world been a child more … Continue reading

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Everything is Fine, Nothing to See Here.

Last night: he slept eventually. Right now: he is not napping. But earlier today, we had fun: I am going to clean that bathroom mirror RIGHT THIS SECOND.

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Keeling

I have always thought of myself as someone who maintains an even keel. Calm to the point of maddening the excitables around me. Relaxed so that I might sleep through a rock concert. The flip side is that I have … Continue reading

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In My Arms

I hold my babies while they go to sleep. Not Trombone, anymore, but when he was wee and now Fresco. I was thinking today, imagine if I was someone who refused, who put her babies in bed to sleep (and … Continue reading

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