Category Archives: kids

Letting Go

Posted on August 12, 2019 by TheSmirkingCat

All too soon, the kids headed back to school today.  A new year, a new round of teachers, an entire school year stretched ahead of them to learn, grow, change. One of the kids is not heading to school today.  … Continue reading →

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Ten Years

Posted on October 5, 2017 by TheSmirkingCat

Out of curiosity, I scrolled back to see when I wrote the first post on this blog. Well, hey!  It just happened to be in October of 2007.  Wow, my first post here was 10 years ago. Most of the … Continue reading →

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Thief

Posted on January 27, 2017 by TheSmirkingCat

Have you ever stolen from your kids?  Ever gleefully robbed the little munchkins blind?  Hey, hear me out!  Obviously there must be some wild thrill to it, because Crow does it like it’s going out of style. As long as … Continue reading →

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Weird

Posted on January 17, 2017 by TheSmirkingCat

Some weekends with the kids, I nearly grit my teeth down to bloody nubs and damn near sever my own tongue, biting back words that are quite true but nonetheless don’t need to be said where the kids can hear. … Continue reading →

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Big Sister

Posted on January 5, 2017 by TheSmirkingCat

Long ago and far away, when I was a college kid (I told you it was long ago), I volunteered for Big Brothers Big Sisters.  There weren’t enough male volunteers to serve as Big Brothers, so they asked me if … Continue reading →

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Spiders and ER’s

Posted on November 10, 2016 by TheSmirkingCat

When a neurotic, borderline personality-inflicted nutcase is desperate for attention, you will know it.  Trust me.  I have been living with Crow in our lives, wanted or not, for over a decade now, so I am a bit of a … Continue reading →

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Grades

Posted on August 22, 2016 by TheSmirkingCat

This morning, as I was rushing to get ready for work, I happened to pause at the bathroom door and turned to glance back at Gary.  He was sitting on the edge of the bed, cell phone in hand, intently … Continue reading →

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