Why can’t I hear anything?

1994. I’m 9 years old. My mommy and daddy got divorced last year. I don’t really understand what “divorced” means but the counselor at my school has tried really hard to explain it to me and my brother, and other kids whose parents don’t like each other anymore. I don’t know if my parents ever … Continue reading →

Living a lie.

Once upon a time there was a young girl. She liked all the usual young girl stuff: make-believe, fairy tales, witches, wizards and monsters. Well.. the kinda usual stuff. The girl befriended two other young girls who liked all the same things she did. The girl’s mother never bothered to try explaining that the stuff … Continue reading →

Did you miss me?

People of the internet, you can breathe now. I know you’ve been holding your breath for what seemed like an eternity, waiting in front of your computer for Write in the Wrong Way to reappear. And where the hell do I get off going radio silent like that anyway?! I’m such a naughty blogger. To … Continue reading →

There’s a first for everything.

Good people of the internet… all 6 of my followers.. I am having an awesome fucking weekend :) I took a vacation day yesterday, which is a first in and of itself. Of course I took many vacation days for my wedding and honeymoon, but I’ve never taken one “just because.” I have this strange … Continue reading →

Just got my socks rocked.

My little family of 3 sat down to dinner a little while ago and devoured delivery pizza & wings. It’s Friday, duhhhhhh. There was a bottle of ranch & a bottle of Frank’s Hot Buffalo Wing sauce sitting between us on the table. My daughter eyeing the bottle said excitedly, “Awesome! This is one step … Continue reading →

Random Acts of Kindness

*Note: This is another post from my old blog. While I’m on such a warm & fuzzy theme today I thought it would be the perfect time to share this with you! Enjoy :) Today my daughter and I set out to make the world a better place, one smile at a time. During a … Continue reading →

13 things I’ve learned as a parent.

Listed in the order I learned them: Make valuable use of your time: With a baby that sleeps for a couple of hours at a time, you have to learn how to manage those waking & sleeping hours. Anytime she closes her eyes, you need to close yours as well – the laundry, cleaning, dishes … Continue reading →

My daughter is in a tree.

I’m pretty sure that’s the most clever title I’ve ever coined! I knew that I wanted to write this post about a number of different things, but was lacking a unifying theme for a title. So I looked around me, noticed my daughter was hanging from a tree, and BAM! Here we are. Even though I … Continue reading →