Milk Tongue

“Mommy/Sister/Brother, you’re my best friend in the world.”
“You saved my life!” or “I’ll save you life!”
“I not scared of robots” - (As she steels herself to walk from the front porch to the car in semi-darkness.)

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I’ve been revisiting some old favorites…The Amber Spyglass, Dance, Dance, Dance and The Diamond Age.
The Amber Spyglass was sweet and wonderful as always. Before this read, I leaned toward believing that at the crucial moment, Lyra not only realizes her love for Will but that they consummate their love physically. After this read (maybe my […]

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The baptism - “bone we threw our parents” - is now merely the prelude to a blowout Dol/first birthday/meet the congregation party to be attended by a hundred of the closest friends we’ve never met.
I must not be anxious. Anxiety is the mind killer. 
I need to order a hanbok for The Boy. I need some […]

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Because it’s never too early to appreciate the futility that marks our forlorn existence. Can I get a copy? Or two? And make it a board-book so Pickle can chew on it!

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Some of these annoy the crap out of me (2, 4), some are just normal questions and issues that people run into (1, 3, 5). Benefit from the “wisdom” I’ve gained during my own 29 month tandem nursing odyssey.
1. “How do I know if my baby is getting enough?” - So simple. Every morning, […]

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How many times can a baby fall over before his little brain just stops working? The girls seemed to manage uprightness with much more grace. Today, Mr. Baby has fallen over twice. It’s been a light day. Once he bashed his cheek on a step, the other time - his “signature” move - falling over […]

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I have a Tourettes-like nicknaming spasm. My children are only called by their given names for as long as it takes me to make up new, nonsense names for them. Most are not even loosely based on what we made official at the hospital. I do the same thing to our dogs, excuse me, “wogs”. […]

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I’ve been thinking about food a lot now that it’s getting colder and more fallish here. Last night I steamed up some red bean buns. They tasted good but turned out rather ugly because the damp paper towel I used to line the steamer stuck and ripped up the outside of the buns when I […]

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Starbody recently posted a list of music to pick up for her little Goo. This got me thinking about picking up better music for my kids. It’s been on my mind since reading Alternadad. Say what you want about Neal Pollack, his musical education of his son was pretty much flawless. I really need to […]

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I moved from Detroit to Charlevoix to “get away” from a post-graduation social implosion of my own making. Immaturity and an embarrassing penchant for melodrama moved with me. I also packed a live-in boyfriend. He was a high school dropout from a shitty family. A kid stuck in survival mode who probably only tagged along […]

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