Why is it so hard to admit you are having a hard time raising kids 24/7? Because it means you probably don’t love your children. A year ago, I had a really nasty bout of postpartum depression.The most common remark I got was “well, it was your choice to have 5 children…” Recently, my grandmother… Continue reading Dinka’s No Supermom
Author: Pansy
Oh Don’t Do That
On Sundays when I work at the diner, my boss plays the top 40 country countdown. I don’t get country music. I appreciate the talent involved, and the sentiments expressed in the songs, but it doesn’t really do anything for me. What I do find interesting is the number of songs that I know that… Continue reading Oh Don’t Do That
But When I Am a Little Less Tired of TV
is Simon a nice person or a jerk? Or maybe a jerky-nice person?
Getting tired of TV
Why does every TV show lately have to have a public service announcement about abortion, euthenasia or whatever? ER lately, just about every week is about someone who has the right to die.Last week (or maybe the week before) it was about how evil Bush is to stop federal funding on embryonic stem cell research.… Continue reading Getting tired of TV
Wondering…
Below, Peony said: To my way of thinking, if Schaefer wants to act as he thinks he remembers men acting “back in the day,” then let him face up to the “back in the day” consequences. I’m picturing something involving a father, a fiance or older brother, and a shotgun. But the guy’s 84, and… Continue reading Wondering…
Fr. Rob with more “why’s” to homeschool
Before I went to seminary, I taught in a public school. Thank God, not as bad as this one in New York. But what I learned there was that the biggest problem in sending your kids to a public school wasn’t the teachers or administrators, but the other kids. And their parents. I have to… Continue reading Fr. Rob with more “why’s” to homeschool
Please! Put More Clothes On Me!
Prayers Please
Please pray for my brother Alex. He is 20 and has recently been diagnosed with cutaneous lymphoma. The prognosis looks good, but this is never fun. St. Peregrine, pray for us.