Basketball and I have a dismal history. But I married a basketball player—a small-town, high school stand-out, I’m told. My basketball history is less stand-out-ish. I remember sort of watching exactly one basketball game. Lakers versus Celtics. It was a high stakes game. Die-hard Lakers fans like my brothers sported purple and yellow high-top sneakers for the entire season in an act of loyal devotion. It was Bird versus Magic, and I was nervous. Why? I have no idea. I just desperately … [Read more...]
Never for Nothing (Nunca de Nada)
I guess I was looking for a tally mark in the "good mom" column when I bought the video. Remember when I revealed all my early motherhood delusions? I mentioned our Spanish Barney days. Back when my boys were preschoolers and I was a hyper-vigilant mom who didn’t want to waste a moment of opportunity, who wanted to give my boys the best head start in the world, but I didn’t want to take them to preschool (confining!). I bought a VHS video of Barney entirely in Spanish. Because I had two … [Read more...]
A Baby with Power Tools (aka. a cell phone)
Dear Son, You already know how excited I am (not) to give you this cell phone. For several years my response to your continual badgering has been, “You can get a phone when your dad and I need you to have one.” Good news and bad news, Son. We need you to have one. This is good news because you will think your greatest longing and wish has been fulfilled. But it’s bad news, because we’ve essentially put a power tool in the hands of a baby. In my mind it conjures up images of a toddler … [Read more...]
To Obey is Better than Sacrifice: A Modern Day Parable from My House
About a week ago, I was super nerved-up over a multitude of tasks that are taking me a painfully long time to complete. To add insult to injury, the boys were arguing vehemently over totally inconsequential stuff. Like the exact shape of Kevin Durant’s logo. The precise lyric of a Tim Hawkins parody. Who’s fishing lure got dropped in the lake. They went round and round, name-calling, bet-making, and demanding I settle meaningless disputes. (Not only do I not care about Kevin … [Read more...]
Unlikely Teachers
I’m not too hip on pop culture trivia and I get really annoyed with click-bait titles like, “When I saw what happened next my jaw dropped.” But when I read “Meghan Trainor Takes Mortifying Tumble on Fallon,” I clicked. It was partly because I like Meghan Trainor’s message of feeling comfortable in your own skin and her song that essentially makes it “cool” for girls to tell a boy “NO.” So while I’m not saying Meghan Trainor is a perfect role model, and I have no idea if she personally … [Read more...]
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