One of my errands on the way home from work tonight was to pick up my impatient son at a friend’s house, drive him home so he could quickly shower and grab a bite to eat, then rush him back over to that friend’s house so they could head to a movie. While watching my son [...]
Archive for December, 2008
The Chauffer
Posted in Kids, tagged drivers, driving, parenting, teenage boys, teenage girls, teenagers, worry on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Going on strike
Posted in Family, tagged delegation, family management, fantasies, frustration, housecleaning, housework, illness, work overload on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was out of town for three days last month, only to come home at 9 pm on the third day to a sink full of dirty dishes. They weren’t my dirty dishes, mind you, but those of my husband and kids. They must have been saving them up for me to do when I got back, [...]