From the Cheap Seats

When did parenting become a competitive sport?

2009-11-08T02:08:00.812-05:00

When did parenting become a competitive sport?

So when I posted that I was on tour with Adam Lamb...

2009-11-08T00:53:10.342-05:00

So when I posted that I was on tour with Adam Lambert you didn't believe me? Dang it.

Good post, yo! Now I gotta go steam some groats and roll them out so I can make oatmeal in the morning.

But really?

I'll skip breakfast in favor of eating Reese's peanut butter cups from the candy I've stolen from my child's Halloween stash.

"I even weaved the cotton with my loom. It's so lo...

2009-11-07T19:41:59.957-05:00

"I even weaved the cotton with my loom. It's so lovely."

This whole post brought the laughs, but that line was absolutely priceless.

So, so very true.

Too funny! I used to hate Christmas letters for t...

2009-11-07T18:53:26.160-05:00

Too funny! I used to hate Christmas letters for that reason. Now thanks to FB you can get it all year long!

Come on, though, folks, some of us post those nice cozy posts just so we can feel good about ourselves, because we certainly get no affirmation from the homefront...

And there's a little truth to it - I did can 8 qts of grape juice over the past month (while pounds of grapes rotted and I hated every guilty moment of it...).

So give me some latitude and let me feel good about the 8 qts just for a short moment. :)

Amen Sister!! I just a week or so ago joined FB an...

2009-11-07T17:27:41.004-05:00

Amen Sister!! I just a week or so ago joined FB and I HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT. It seems that everybody and their family has been on BIG! FUN! vacations lately. Or running marathons after giving birth to their 4th kid. Reading FB is like reading those annoying WE'RE SO PERFECT Christmas letters... every day. GAG.

this made me laugh.

2009-11-07T17:10:08.482-05:00

this made me laugh.

P.S I hate Facebook. I couldn't stand all the appl...

2009-11-07T17:04:34.641-05:00

P.S I hate Facebook. I couldn't stand all the applications and games. To me it's high school all over again. An adult popularity contest. (Hugs)Indigo

Honestly the freakish perfect people scare the cra...

2009-11-07T17:03:14.493-05:00

Honestly the freakish perfect people scare the crap out of me. They're not normal, seriously.

I've discovered when someone offers up that much information and enthusiasm about "their" perfect world, I always ask, "What is they're hiding and won't talk about?" Guarantee there will be some skeletons in those closets. (Hugs)Indigo

You need to be my friend on facebook...cuz I am no...

2009-11-07T15:51:18.734-05:00

You need to be my friend on facebook...cuz I am no where near perfect! ha! Seriously, you are a REAL mom...all that other is SHOW!

Ha! That won't be me writing those, I am usually ...

2009-11-07T14:32:48.559-05:00

Ha! That won't be me writing those, I am usually griping out my grocery store layout or some other thing ticking me off.

Oh wait, that's not really better is it?

I am just on FB for the scrabble, I swear.

Ps I was laughing out loud to those fake statuses...the African safari one, seriously, awesome.

I take all those sort of posts with a grain of sal...

2009-11-07T12:06:21.458-05:00

I take all those sort of posts with a grain of salt. Anyone can claim anything and hide behind a veil of anonymity, or at least a little bit of it.

You are still a damn good mom, and an honest one.

Step away from the facebook account....and live. ...

2009-11-07T10:26:44.624-05:00

Step away from the facebook account....and live. I don't get it, why people need to BE like that, and who the hell has time to do all of that? Well. We picked apples from one tree. And I made homemade applesauce, okay? BUT: it took six of us to pick two boxes of apples and two fukk weekends to get them all peeld, cooked, canned, and during that time it was,"Het the hell out of the way, these jars are hot," and "why are there half chewed up apples all over the floor?" and "who the hell thought it would be good to teach the dogs to chase the apples?" and we certainly did NOT snuggle up on the couch to tell happy stories about it. With luck, we will have enough to last for two years, so hopefully by then their scarred memories will be glossed over and they will think,"Hey, what fun!"

My point is, I think you are right; there might be a small nuggest of truth and it has been exxagerated, OR those people drink a lot late at night or compulsivley exercise or spend spend spend-it isn't normal.

Or so I say, to make myself feel better, right? :)

I would write something like this myself except fo...

2009-11-07T09:26:36.631-05:00

I would write something like this myself except for most of the people on my "real" FB account read my blog You know, the ones that make gourmet meals and update about it. Ha.

Some friend me, you'll feel better. My updates run...

2009-11-07T08:02:46.500-05:00

Some friend me, you'll feel better. My updates run along the lines of "Is it Monday yet" The kids are bouncing off the wall."

Ha...yeah, I think yours is much more realistic. ...

2009-11-07T07:37:06.803-05:00

Ha...yeah, I think yours is much more realistic. If it makes you feel any better, I posted on FB yesterday that I was looking for a gas remedy for my dog.

I've got your back. My day is a variation of the ...

2009-11-07T07:29:19.932-05:00

I've got your back. My day is a variation of the same theme. That would be, "Which dog crapped in the laundry room?! Micah, if it makes you gag, don't look at it. Boys, when you get something in your traps don't let the dead carcass lie around on the front porch. And WHO ON EARTH plugged up the toilet and didn't tell anyone?! GAH, the stench!" See, we're not so big on the educational part at this house. And most thing revolve around excrement.

Oh, sweetie... Don't ever doubt your writing abili...

2009-11-06T20:44:28.455-05:00

Oh, sweetie... Don't ever doubt your writing ability again, ok? Just because it may take us moms a little longer to pluck out the words, when you DO get them down? They're perfect.

I remember that feeling. I KNOW that feeling. Who doesn't?

Incredible writing. I almost want to forward it t...

2009-11-06T20:10:08.527-05:00

Incredible writing. I almost want to forward it to my teenage cousin dealing with a "heavy" heart. Thinking I might. Nice job.

Wow. I agree with Kat, they always seem to want...

2009-11-06T15:12:32.316-05:00

Wow.

I agree with Kat, they always seem to want you when you finally get past them.

Well done. Brings me back to my youth, my childhoo...

2009-11-06T11:17:06.488-05:00

Well done. Brings me back to my youth, my childhood, of my loves and my own losses from that time. Writing is cathartic, and heals on a level so few understand.

I have been enjoying reading your work for a while, and look forward to every installation. Keep writing.

this should be required reading for everyone suff...

2009-11-06T09:55:19.516-05:00

this should be required reading for everyone suffering from teenage heart break.

the healing you never thing will happen... just does.

Vanilla? not at all. i've been busy, and not wan...

2009-11-06T09:50:33.060-05:00

Vanilla? not at all.

i've been busy, and not wanting to come by here until I had the time to really read your words. because they are not words to be skimmed.

Oh, L, this is SO good.

2009-11-06T09:34:07.142-05:00

Oh, L, this is SO good.

Breathing is vital.

2009-11-05T23:09:48.416-05:00

Breathing is vital.

You are amazing, girl.

2009-11-05T22:45:06.412-05:00

You are amazing, girl.