It Takes a GD Village

We've all heard the phrase, "it takes a village" when it comes to raising kids.  I would like to take it one step further and say it take a GD village.  Just to emphasize how important and fundamental good people around you are when raising your kids.   For someone like me who finds it EXTREMELY hard to …

You Should Probably Ask Someone Who Has Kids

I've noticed something lately.  People ask me things.  About babies.  What I think about certain things.  They relate with me about things that I still don't quite believe are happening in my life. My gut responses are as follows: "Why are you asking ME?"  "I don't know nothin' bout birthin' no babies!" "Why don't you ask someone …

The Sweetest Exhaustion

I just returned to the office after sitting around a table filled with dead people.  About 50 or so dead people all laughing and a couple crying - usually me - just grateful to be alive due to sobriety.  You get a brand new appreciation for how bad it was when you hear someone talk who's got …