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Tag Archives: parent
Toilet Training
Is it normal for a grown, previously professional working woman to feel like waving pom-poms after her 31mth old declared at night “I want to use the toilet”? It is not. Plus, Daddy got a call while he was in … Continue reading
Absolutely Annoying Kiddie Entertainment
If there is a small child living near you, you’ve got to have been experienced this. Kiddie Entertainment Overload. The people who decide what’s on kiddie tv should make sure what they put up isn’t irritating after being watched repeatedly … Continue reading
What I Did Today
After (again) reading Cherry’s blog (yes, I have a sometime-blogging friend! An. Actual. Friend I didn’t make while at work!) my heart (again) goes out to her. I was in That Place and Then Some couple years ago. The place … Continue reading
Threesomes
About 15 years ago, my (then) gay best friend announced he wanted a baby. He’d just started dating someone, and in all the fervor of a dizzy not-quite-schoolgirl in love, he was ruminating overhis Options. Somewhere between a conversation about … Continue reading
The Giant Stain
“SORREE MUMMEE SORREE MUMMEE SORREE MUMMEE……..!” Also known as my son’s Get Out Of Jail Free card. There is a humongous stain in a prominent spot on a dark wood finished tabletop, courtesy of a spilt bottle of hand sanitizer … Continue reading
Pride and Prejudice
“She’s a very brave girl – that was quite a tumble!” I say encouragingly with a smile. I’m completely ignored by Brave Girl’s blonde and blue-eyed mother. Brave Girl who looks to be about 3-and-a-half tumbled off some foam steps … Continue reading
Ambition. Showbiz…
In the wake of Eclipse fever, I guess I am on Team Jacob. Not for the usual reasons, more by default – I have no idea what’s going on with the other guy whereas I occasionally follow Taylor Lautner interviews. … Continue reading
Dear Rockstar: Two IPOs, Two worlds
Dear Rockstar, Today feels weird for Mummy and she wanted to write to you about it. Agricultural Bank of China Ltd (ABC) is IPO-ing and is being compared to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC)’s Initial Public Offering … Continue reading
The Parent-Teacher Meeting
This is with Rockstar’s Teacher Whom I Didn’t Like, let’s call her Ms N. I avoid conversations with Ms N because I don’t want to open mouth insert foot when my son will be in her class for a few … Continue reading
Dear Rockstar, There Must Be a Few Good Men
Dear Rockstar, We were all in the car going for our regular Saturday brunch today, when Mummy started at a banner we passed on the way up to Peak Lookout. There was a picture of a former investment banker both … Continue reading