I was brushing my teeth in my bathroom as Gia Luna (5) watched me from the edge of the tub. Gia Luna: “Mommy, when I grow up will I be as beautiful as you are?” I choked on my toothpaste. I saw her sweet little reflection in the mirror, her face earnest as she waited […]
Yesterday was April Fool’s Day. It is kind of a big deal in my house, mostly because we are a bunch of a$$holes who like to show our love by humiliating each other. I know we are flawed, but we are happy. Well, at least most of us are. My Aspergian husband/editor is mostly just […]
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