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From the monthly archives:

September 2007

Maternal Imposter Syndrome

September 28, 2007

While Rio is loving preschool, I pretty much hate it. The schedule is awful…she’s not at school long enough for me to do anything with my mornings other than get up and get ready to go pick her up. I could get up earlier in the morning, I suppose, but then I’d have to give [...]

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Baby of myth and legend

September 20, 2007

Serena fell asleep on her dad’s lap watching a movie around 11 last night and did not stir again until I woke her up in a panic a little after 7 a.m. I’ve heard rumors about babies like this, but I thought they were roughly as common as unicorns.

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Crying about preschool

September 17, 2007

Rio came home from her first day of preschool and told me that one of the little girls in her class (that pink girl, she called her), sat crying in a corner because she missed her mommy. Then Rio told me that because the pink girl was crying and lonely for her mama, Rio sat [...]

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Look at those blue eyes

September 10, 2007

If I needed any confirmation that creative energy pours from the same well as sexual energy, Serena offers it to me – she reliably pops awake the moment I sit down to start writing, just as she does the moment I start kissing either of my sweeties.

Tagged as: parenting, relationships, serena, writing

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September 8, 2007

My new bra has arrived. It is a size 34L. Though black and silky, it is simply too big to be sexy. This bra is wear sexy underthings go when they die. In fact, when I am done with it, I shall turn it into a Venus Bratrap and set it loose in my bedroom, [...]

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More cleverness from Rio

September 7, 2007

There is a sick/injured duck at our duck pond. All the other ducks have gone on to ponds that are not so choked with algae the water resembles green paint, but this duck has stayed all alone. It looks to me like her tail is broken. Some of you may remember our heroic rescue of [...]

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Anatomy and Physiology, from Prof. Rio

September 7, 2007

Over dinner, at the sushi restaurant she demanded to be taken to after a long day of babysitting (and yes, i did recover quickly from that breast infection or we would not have been out at all). Rio: I don’t want these bones in my body anymore. Me: What? Rio: I don’t want these bones [...]

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