FULL COLUMN: Carpe Dayum, my 11 year-old son’s first date leaves him more experienced than I was at 23.
…from last week’s Creative Loafing. This was an innocent date, the kind where everyone eats ice cream and no one yells, “No means no!” She asked him to a sporting event with her family. Wrap your head around that for a moment. I’m sure when my Nana fought against discrimination to work outside the [...]
FULL COLUMN: Sadness is so depressing
…from yesterday’s Tampa Tribune. I sat in a crowded business meeting discussing profit margins and sales quotas when my boss remarked that I’d been doing a great job, showing promise and generating a lot of “activity.” I reacted like any other professional. I cried. It wasn’t the ugly, blotchy, I just finished watching Sense & [...]
I get the best emails – ongoing
To: Ms. Robinson From: Tim 01.04.11 3:02pm I was intrigued by your comment (in your column published in the Tampa Tribune on 1/1/11) about Rush Limbaugh’s heart being a “ruined, wrinkled mess …”, particularly juxtaposed with Ann Coulter’s column of last week. In that column Ann writes: “In a single year, Schweizer* reports, Rush Limbaugh [...]
Silly kid, rabbits are for tricks
I am rarely speechless. Oh sure, there was that time when doctors told me I was carrying twins and I had nothing to say for at least ten minutes. Remember when a great deal of people re-elected George Bush? I was stumped for hours. Thankfully, it doesn’t happen often. Where my children are concerned, I [...]
“I should be on my second glass of wine by now.” Reflections of a rookie stage mom
Youngest was cast in a local musical, Camelot, and thus began our family’s journey into the world of community theatre. Much to his credit, my ten year-old actually enjoyed four weeks of rehearsals, seven performances, and two rather uncomfortable fittings, all while wearing jazz shoes and tights. He was one of only two kids in [...]
Take a chill pill
I give off a certain “do-it yourself” vibe. This attitude, combined with my independent streak and naturally curly hair, might suggest to some that I’m against professional help of any kind. I’m not. In the past year, I’ve talked to many friends and relatives who have experienced mental-health problems such as depression, anxiety attacks, and [...]
Remember when our kids were cute and adorable and almost bit each other’s faces off?
Cause the good old days weren’t always good, and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems All it takes is a stubbornly independent preteen and easily accessible photo albums or home movies for moms and dads to slip into the warm tub of nostalgia. Parents often find themselves thinking back and reminiscing about when their kids were [...]
Summer vacation is over – hold your applause, I still can’t hear myself think
In these parts, lazy days of summer have mercifully come to an end. Just a few days ago, as the weather grew ever more humid and children tried to make the last few hours of fun last and last, the rest of us came perilously close to court-ordered commitment hearings. Frustrated moms threatened to leave [...]
Can’t we fine someone for being a jackass?
Often I have to tell my children that it’s not okay to do something, which is fine because they are only ten. For example, the other day I had to tell them it’s not okay to: – Argue with mommy just because you’re getting the summertime blues. – Argue with mommy over sneakers, healthy snacks, [...]
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