Freak Parade

She will be five soon.
A Big Girl.
She has been having a difficult time figuring out what that means for her.
Tantrums. Tears. Attitude.
I keep reminding myself how difficult it must be to grow up. To try to discover out how to be your own person with only five years of experience.
So go on, Babygirl, and […]

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So we think The Girl may have chicken pox. A very mild case, but still enough to send her brother off the deep end. Any hint of illness at our house just freaks him the hell out. I considered not even mentioning it to him, but I needed to deposit her somewhere today while […]

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Mommy, where is Papaw again?
He is in heaven.
No, I mean where is his body? In the ocean?
Yes, in the ocean.
A few minutes pass…
Sophia sat crouching and watching water trickle down the gutter.
Mommy, where does all the water go? To the ocean?
Yes, it all gets to the ocean eventually.
She sprinkles some petals from her hand […]

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Um, yeah. So, hi! Long time no blog. I didn’t die or anything dramatic like that. Just took a bit of a hiatus. I’m not entirely sure what prompted it. I took a bit of time off after my entry about getting older was quoted on another blog and picked apart by a bunch of […]

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