YCMTSU:  BE ALONE - One:  I’m trying to ignore myself . . . I want to be alone. DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child that I refer to in the story will be One, the second will be Two,... Continue Reading →

MY THOUGHTS ON DEATH AND DYING – My thoughts on death and dying are unusual. I am not one of those people who cries and cries and cries when a loved one passes away. I put their wants, needs, and feelings about their death ahead of mine. If they were sick and ready to go,... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  STINKY - One:  Mommy, this is really stinky. Me:  What do you want me to do about it? One:  Come smell it, Mommy. DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child that I refer to in the story will be... Continue Reading →

MY THOUGHTS ON DEATH AND DYING – My thoughts on death and dying are unusual. I am not one of those people who cries and cries and cries when a loved one passes away. I put their wants, needs, and feelings about their death ahead of mine. If they were sick and ready to go,... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  COLORING - Dad:  Wow. You are getting so much better at coloring inside the lines. One:  Thanks, so are you. DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child that I refer to in the story will be One, the second... Continue Reading →

SCAPEGOAT AND PROTECTOR - I grew up the scapegoat in my home. I found a document that my father had written about my childhood and he mentioned that my mom took all of her frustrations about their marriage out on me. He wasn’t wrong. What he was wrong about was that her frustrations were only... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  ERRANDS - Dad:  One, would you like to run some errands with me? One:  No thanks, but I’ll gladly say goodbye to you. DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child that I refer to in the story will be... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  NUGGEST VS TENDERS - I apologize if this is TMI. For lunch, One wanted chicken nuggets but all we had was tenders. One said that they were “huge nuggets.” This evening One pooped on the potty and said “that poo was huge like chicken nuggets.” DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  BE QUIET - While rocking One to sleep before bed . . . Me:  You need to be quiet. One:  Okay. Can I talk while I’m being quiet? DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child that I refer to... Continue Reading →