if we skip the forced couplings and entrail whippings of ancient Rome, how then do we keep the magic going?
Mardi Gras: Bring on The Parade Anxiety and Poor Coping Mechanisms!
My arms are numb by float number 5. My misanthropic nature obviously doesn’t make me tolerant of large crowds and that drink I had to buy to use the bathroom wasn’t alcoholic because I’m driving and I have to keep track of both children.
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Good Mourning
“Knock, knock!”
“Who’s there?”
Binx, your cat! I loved you and I died… I throw a cheese on my head now!”
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For What it’s Worth
There’s some weird thing for everyone, who’s to say there isn’t a market for watching baggy, sunken eyed housewives cry discreetly over a sink..
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Under the Skin
Her fingers spend a fair amount of time studiously running along elbows or knees feeling for the bones under the skin.
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Housebreaking The Toddler
At two, I took it as maybe a sign of readiness that she took her diaper off before peeing on the bedroom floor, but I couldn’t help but be dismayed by the way she played in the puddle for some time before letting me know it was there.
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Making Cheesemas
We aren’t bound to any familial or religious traditions, so we can do or not do whatever we waaaant!
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Mucklebones, Magic Pants, and Jedi! Oh My!
She spent days playing this game where she’d pile up all of her baby dolls somewhere and tell me I had to rescue them from her because she had proclaimed herself to be The Goblin King.
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Holiday Spirits
The best holiday ornament store for our family is in the French Quarter.
