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She was so calm. She was so little and runt-ish. And for two days she didn’t even bark and we bragged to people. BRAGGED. I think Arun and I even high-fived to celebrate our good fortune in finding a mellow shelter dog. Claudia, Hazel named her. A sophisticated name. Regal, one of the moms at [...]
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I was a bad babysitter. I didn’t realize this at the time. But there’s no way I would hire me. No way. At the time I thought I was good, I mean I must have been. People would book me a month in advance. I just looked the part of good babysitter. I was shy, [...]
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There is much talk at our house about who does and does not have a penis. This is mainly from Clyde who has recognized that he is outnumbered. There are only two penises in the house. Possibly three, because the guinea pig is a mystery. There is a cat too, who might be a male. [...]
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Whoa, Whoa WHOA there. The WORST mom? Seriously? WORST? I mean I’m aware there are better mothers. My mom for instance who raised me on granola and carob. Mother Theresa comes to mind. So yeah, I didn’t expect to find a note that said, “You are the BEST mom” in my nightstand drawer, even though [...]
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Sunday morning I got an email from NPR. They were going to read a part of my story on NPR’s All Things Considered. It had been chosen as a finalist in the Three-Minute Fiction contest. I read the email with the kids swirling around me, the laundry in stacks on the couch, bowls of cereal [...]
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