Super Ivy’s Parenting Tip #245

November 30, 2005 in Uncategorized

Whenever you want your kid to do a chore that he finds especially heinous (like, with Aaron it’s matching socks. We ALL hate matching socks, so it almost never gets done, but it’s too cold to wear sandals anymore, so I need socks matched), give them a choice.
First, do one of their chores for them [...]

Ah, there’s one now!

November 30, 2005 in Uncategorized

Sonia wrote a beautiful post this morning I would like to share with you:

My kids. They’re growing. When they were little I used to think how i could not wait for them to be more independant. I am glad they’re turning into independant young people, but sad, because I’m not the center of their world [...]

I love bitches.

November 30, 2005 in Uncategorized

It’s a funny thing, the way I choose my friends. The vast majority of them, I’ve thought, “What a bitch” about them when I first met them. Not “What a bitch” in a “holy shit, this chick is MEAN” sort of way, but “What a bitch” in a totally admiring sort of way.
I look at [...]

Why wouldn’t my plan work?

November 30, 2005 in Uncategorized

I liked this comment I made over at Katherine Coble’s place, so I’m reposting it here for the world to see:
I know what would solve the whole, “healthcare is too damn expensive” issue, but I don’t know how we’d go about implementing it. And you’re gonna DIE when you see what I think about it, [...]

I <3 Brittney!

November 30, 2005 in Uncategorized

So yesterday my background check hadn’t come back in time for me to start work (I’ll be going in tomorrow, instead) so I decided to take yesterday off from the internet, and do some Christmas shopping, mail some packages, clean my house. Of course, whenever I do this, I miss out on something good, I [...]