Motherwise Cracks

Just in time to end the year with a bang, comes the 5-week report. This is the lovely reminder that your child is in high school and you should pay attention. It arrives in the mail in just enough time for any student to pull themselves out of a hole they may have stumbled into [...]

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Since I never got around to mailing out Christmas cards, I am sending out some holiday cards today. They feature the kids’ photo that they got me for a surprise Christmas gift. The photos turned out great and I actually teared up when I opened the gift because it did remind me of the days [...]

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Twas the night before the night before Christmas, and to my lucky house, All the cousins were hurrying to play Scattergories and get loud. Their dirty boots were piled by the entrance stairs, In hopes that the adults wouldn’t see them or care. Two teams of kids were pitted against each other instead, Laughing so [...]

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Celebrating today’s holiday humbugs: Finding out that people Googling for dirty stuff like my innocent post I Like Big Buts that was about Infomercials and the term “old sex” are getting me the most Internet traffic I’ve had in ages. Please – I am so rated G! I’m afraid if I write “Ho Ho Ho” [...]

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I stopped taking my son to the dermatologist abruptly. While he was given a skin care regime and prescriptions, his skin showed no improvement. I suspected he wasn’t using the medicines like he was supposed to – they lasted far too long in between visits. Apparently, lifting a finger to stop your breakouts is too [...]

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One source of constant whine at our house is the fact that we don’t have cable or satellite TV. We use the archaic invention – the antenna. My mate is, shall we say, frugal? So, a mother must protect what is dear to her. Namely, her investments like the new carpet just installed in the [...]

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It’s all over. My son’s surgery – a sympathectomy – went very well and was a success. The doctor was fantastic and took so much time with us. And when my son felt his dry hands after survery, he broke out into a smile even though he was still drowsy from the operation. The doctor [...]

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Tomorrow is the big day. For me that means my nerves: For my son it means he’ll sweat like a normal person. At least if he’s like 98% of the patients before him. He is having an operation called a “sympathectomy.” Say that 10 times. (I can hardly say it once.) The sympathetic nerves on [...]

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