October 2006

Evil Mom

I don’t know what people expect.  Make her behave, make her learn, make her nice to be around…  But–oh, no, don’t take away trick-or-treating!  Don’t scold her, don’t make her write thirty times that she won’t do that anymore, for God’s sake don’t spank her, it only worked for all our ancestors.  Don’t take her […]

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Where Do I Send My Resignation?

Today I have had enough.  I just need to know where to send my letter of resignation. A friend used to tell me he admired the way no matter how hard I got knocked down by life, I always got back up.  I used to ask him if I had an option? I’m just so…tired? 

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Frustration Mounts

Today was one of those days.  You know the ones.  The more you try, the less you get done?  Yeah, those days. If it wasn’t the dog, it was the cat.  If it wasn’t the cat, it was the other cat.  If it wasn’t the other cat, it was the bird.  The child.  The doorbell. 

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No Novelling

No writing today, unless you count my note-taking in the long talk with the child. Yes, my friends, she came home with another yellow/red light.  (we’ve been arguing over the interpretation of the note.)  For those who don’t know the system, Gold Star is an awesome day.  It’s not easy to earn.  Green Lights are

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Home Sick

I stayed home from work today.  I think it’s the second time I’ve done that since I worked for the district.  I’ve gone in late because I felt icky, come home early a few times when I couldn’t hang tough any longer, but it’s incredibly rare for me to stay home the entire day.  I

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Getting Worried

Yeah, I know I’m sick.  And I worked today, though I did come home early and crash for a couple hours. But still, I’m getting worried.  When I got up from my nap, Joss was jabbering away, and I sat down and got to work.  I wrote 1085 words today.  (yay!)  The problem is, to

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