I’ve mentioned before that the Cabana Boy and I met at an online sci-fi RPG. For the uninitiated, that’s a “Role Playing Game.” Although some prefer LARP or groups like the Society for Creative Anachronism (of which I was a member back in college), this online group suited me fine.
Maquis Universal is an offshoot of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘mother’
11 Jan
Heartbeats in tandem
It’s that little catch at the end of the spoken phrase, that choked-up sound that means ‘I’m trying to be all grown-up about things but aren’t you still my mommy? Can’t you fix it and make it better?” Rips your heart out.
This time, it was yesterday, when daughter #2 called. When the phone rang, I [...]
24 Jun
Snippets
So far this week, it’s been a rollercoaster of ups and downs. The county people told the newspaper they “have no clue” why poisonous gas appears and disappears on the street in front of our house. That’s reassuring. (please insert sarcasm here)
On a high note, a fiction piece I’ve been trying to publish for four [...]
30 Apr
Every day is Mother’s Day
“A daughter is a mother’s gender partner, her closest ally in the family confederacy, an extension of her self. And mothers are their daughters’ role model, their biological and emotional road map, the arbiter of all their relationships.” Victoria Secunda
Ms. Secunda apparently understands these things. She wrote a book called When You and Your [...]
12 Feb
What’s in a name?
Some time ago, I noticed a new term in the e-lists and blogs I was reading regularly: SAHM.
Frustrated, I looked up the term (I love Wikipedia!) and discovered its meaning: Stay At Home Mom.
Wait. What does that make me? A WOOHM? Work Out of Home Mom?
Or a MHDMAMAYM? (My Husband Doesn’t Make As Much [...]
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