Category: freak outs
Identifying and managing pediatric asthma
When my son, EK, was four, two friends and their pup moved in with us. We had a whole Brady Bunch kind of thing going on which amounted to a A LOT of free babysitting. We also noticed EK developing a persistent cough that was most noticeable at night. Given my mastery of denial, I... Read more »
2017 sucked, but I don't have to
Today I received this card in the mail from a dear friend living the dream in CA. If I were a schmuck (or thief), and pretended it was of my own creation, I would title it “2017” and try to sell it on Etsy or in a Logan Square “general store” for $5.99/each. But I... Read more »
That time I ruined my kid’s birthday
Almost two years ago I penned a post where I whined about the fallout from kids’ birthday parties; jeers, tears, and beers always followed those overstimulating, sugar-filled two-hour fiestas. I’m pleased to say things have improved markedly when it comes to behavior during and post friends’ parties, however, hosting a shindig continues to be a... Read more »
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Gov. Rauner, you're wrong; CPS is #notaprison
Like many a politician, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner appears to suffer from the dreaded foot-in-mouth disease. Just today he filled his pie hole during a tour of Chicago Tech incubator 1871, when likened our public school system to a prison. “The simple fact is that when you look objectively at the state of Chicago Public... Read more »
Caregiving Chronicles: Difficult decisions and bad hospital TV
I’m sitting in a dimly lit hospital room next to a sleeping mom (Ho-Ho). She’s just been transferred from the neuro unit of one hospital to the acute rehab unit of another. It’s like Groundhog Day ’round these parts; two lesions in four months. ER to rehab to home…and back. Multiple Sclerosis is an asshole.... Read more »
My kid is heading to kindergarten and I’m feeling all the feels
Well, it’s happened. Like every other kid, mine has gone ahead and grown up. I mean, he isn’t sprouting a dirty ‘stache or anything, but he’s old enough to head off to school. And with this realization comes a whole lot of freak outs on mom’s part. Let’s run through a list of these (sometimes unreasonable)... Read more »
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30 movies turning 30 in 2015
It’s 3:37 AM on Wednesday morning. I could blame my insomnia on anticipation of today’s arrival of FIVE houseguests; they won’t notice the “hair carpet” in the bathroom, right? Or our wedding anniversary (I FINALLY REMEMBERED!!!!) Alas, nope and nope. Instead, I think I’m just turning into an old biddy. You know what else makes... Read more »
8 reasons why my husband may never let me plan another vacation
Well, we made it back from our Balkans road trip with a bag of souvenirs and a case of campylobacter. If you aren’t familiar with the latter, consider yourself lucky. However, this got me thinking that maybe, just maybe, I shouldn’t be in charge of planning our vacations. Why? I’ll give you eight reasons. 1. I... Read more »
8 reasons why I am going to lose my sh!t today
Let’s just jump in, shall we? 1. My mom lost her dental plate. Again. Nerds Smartypants of the world, can you PLEASE, for the love of sweet baby Jesus, invent a bluetooth or homing device for dentures/plates/whathaveyou? These things cost more than the valued place on a Duggar’s v-card. 2. The battery backup for our... Read more »
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5 absurd reasons why working from home is amazificent
Back in 2008, I relocated from DC to Chicago and my boss was kind enough to keep me on the payroll as a part-time employee. It was my first experience in the working-from-home world, and I’m not going to lie, it took a bit of time to adjust to this new way of life. Do... Read more »
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