Raising to an art form the biting of the tongue
In celebration of the many opportunities I’ve had recently to roll my eyes, but did not. At least not in such a way that anyone could see me.
Kids here do this thing. And by kids I mean teenagers who are of dating age (16 and […]
Yeah, yeah, Joe. We’re all busy so suck it up.
That’s the look I get from people when I tell them I’m really busy. Oh, and the other look: “you’re going to blow me off with that excuse?”
And I know it’s true: to live today is to be busy. But there’s a difference between busy […]
I just sleep better when you’re beside me, that’s all.
The art of loving someone while not always liking them.
They’re little pieces of me. I’ll never do better work.
I know it doesn’t matter, but I’m just really tired.
The negotiation between what you want and what is right.
The trick is learning to want that which is right. […]
Boy 12 and Girl 15 got Zunes for Christmas. What was Santa thinking?! I mean, c’mon Old Man! As if teens and tweens weren’t already hard enough to talk to, you bring them gadgets that invite them to ignore their parents. Plug in the old headphones and suddenly the “I didn’t hear you” defense is […]
CNN, trying to manufacture news out of some 16 year old getting pregnant:
Parents are struggling with what to tell their children after finding out that Britney Spears’ younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, is pregnant.
What “parents” did you interview, CNN? The parents cited in your story had no struggle whatsoever about what to tell their kids. […]
Artwork by Boy 7. I was wearing my Ninja suit that day.-->
