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Thing paints a story
Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Red Widing Wood. Her Mama sent her to Hyper City to buy grape juice and cake. Her Mama said, “Don’t talk to strangers”. After she buyed her things and was … Continue reading
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Tagged big bad wolf, Children, finis, grape juice, monies, painting, Story, thing
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Prejudice. My week in 3 acts. 3 different co-stars.
“You should have known better than to trust someone from ‘that’ community. They’re all untrustworthy.” “You’re very different for a Catholic girl.” “How do you mean?” “You’re well read, well informed, driven, enterprising. Catholic girls usually aren’t any of those … Continue reading
Grams
My Grams, a stay-at-home mother of seven, found herself a widow when her oldest was barely twelve and her youngest a little over six months old. Far away from her own family, she did something completely unheard of for her … Continue reading
Whole
Hey you. It’s been a while. I’ve been missing you more than usual this past week. That’s a lie. I miss you more than usual all the time. But this week, this week has been unbearable. I live and you … Continue reading
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Thing’s friend
She’s been cutting my Thing’s hair for about a year now, this beautiful young lady. She makes my little girl giggle. They gossip. They trade secrets. My little girl adores her. She got married a year ago, this sweet little … Continue reading
Things Thing says
It isn’t the saying ‘no’ that’s hard. Or watching her cry. Or staying firm through a tantrum. Keeping a straight face – that’s the hardest. “Tell, tell, plicklee tell.” “Mahm, I am becoming a vegetarian tomorrow.” “What are you today?” … Continue reading
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Tagged ABCs, avengers, Bollywood, Bono, child, Children, conversations, crocodiles, Daler Mehndi, funny girl, funny threats, gummy bears, joke thing, kids say funny things, Kittens, mind games, motherhood, parenting, presents, priorities, Ranjit, siblings, thing, yaard, zero
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Little Warrior Thing
Some time ago my friend Jo, another incredible person I met online, asked if she could paint Thing. Jo is a very gifted artist and I was thrilled by the idea. She’s never met Thing. She’s seen her pictures. She’s … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, Children, illustration, interpretation, painting, talented, thing
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Be brave, be amazing.
My darling little big girl, Today is your first day at big girl school. Your knapsack is all packed with your water bottle, your wee snack box and raincoat. When your school said you couldn’t have a bag with Baby … Continue reading
When stupid is passed off as logic.
I haven’t been able to get this aberration out of my mind. I haven’t been able to get out of my head that two people sat across each other and discussed the pros and cons of what amounts to the … Continue reading
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The Mommy Wars
I am more than a little annoyed as I write this post. Scratch that. I am extremely annoyed. I came back from work a few hours ago, bone tired. It’s been a long week, and since V is away at … Continue reading
