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• If You Want to Restore Your Faith in Humanity, Spend a Week with Me.

  

  For those of you following this story, I apologize for keeping you in the dark. Apparently having a kid with cancer is time-consuming and exhausting. Who... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Strength for My Warrior.

  Nobody signs up for cancer. Nobody raises their hand and says, “Me! Me! Pick me!” But when it comes at you, you have a choice: You can let the sadness and fear... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How to Talk to a Cancer Parent. Or, How to Avoid Getting Drop Kicked by a Mom...

  

  Since Goo’s diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma, we have been overwhelmed by the support we’ve received. Words of encouragement, prayer, meals, gas money, presents... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Kicking Butt and Taking Names.

  Goo is my hero. Second chemo treatment today, and she’s already totally off pain meds. She’s eating, playing, coloring, fighting with her sisters, praying, and... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Our New Normal.

  Goo is doing much better. She’s eating again (finally). After two weeks of minor surgeries and scan, after scan, after scan – we’re home. For now.Every three... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Hell on Earth.

  We aren’t sleeping. She’s in too much pain. Every day is one more test to determine what I already know: they need to kill this thing. I’ve seen Smush once in 1... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• There Are No Words.

  Goo has been diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma. She will undergo approximately a year of treatment with chemotherapy and radiation. I still can’t talk much about... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Here Our Story Changes.

  Up until now, this has been a humor blog.It is here that my story changes.It is here that I tell you that we’ve spent the past few days at the hospital with Goo... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Guest Post: Why is Divorce a Dirty Word?

  

  Today’s post is written by a good friend of mine. We met in college and shared many of the same classes as we were both pursuing degrees in Biology. She... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Parenting FAIL Friday: I Get Paid for This.

  

  I have mentioned that I scored a sweet work-from-home gig that lets me make a little extra cash while still wrangling my rabid howler monkeys.A friend is... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• It’s a Dreams Come True Kind of Year.

  

  I apologize in advance for the length of this. There’s just too much to tell. Feel free to scroll and skim if needed. Or to wait until the children are whining... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My Children Keep Acting Like Children. I’m Working on It.

  

  I have encountered the same scenario in the general public over and over. It happens in the form of the disgusted eye roll at a toddler having a tantrum. Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Parenting FAIL Friday: You’re Going to Want to Replace That.

  

  As you may know, we’re attempting to potty train Smush. It’s going swimmingly. And by swimmingly, I mean it’s been a couple of weeks, she hasn’t peed in the... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Sticking It Out. Because I’m Dangerous on My Own.

  

  After a shocking response to my last post, I’ve decided to stick it out. Largely because apparently I’m the only one who was expecting daily Pulitzer... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Decisions, Decisions.

  When I started this blog, the Nerd had been suggesting it for a while. Apparently you can make money off them or something.But I’m pretty sure you have to be... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Your Kid Might Be a Nerd If…

  

  Punkin is amazing. If you haven’t heard me sing her praises, you can here. And here.I’m fairly certain she’s smarter than I, given that she’s read C.S. Lewis an... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Parenting FAIL Friday: Maybe We Should Have Another Talk.

  

  If you’re squeamish about puberty-related things, don’t read this. There, I warned you.Little kids are fascinated with human bodies. Particularly the parts... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Parenting FAIL Friday: Those Aren’t Candy.

  

  What better way to kick off a new year than with a classic anecdote of “How are you allowed to be a mother?”If you are raising, or someday hope to raise,... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Things to Do While the Kids Still Believe in Santa.

  

  Not everybody does the whole Santa thing, which I’m cool with, but we do. I know some parents never want to lie to their kids, which I greatly respect. I,... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Wishing I Could Protect Them from Everything.

  Warning: This post isn’t funny. It’s the kind of real that makes you want to hug your babies. I wrote this post several weeks ago, after a conversation with... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING