Usually I am super careful about party manners. SUPER CAREFUL. But things have been crazy lately. SUPER CRAZY. I know you are feeling it too. End of school, start of summer. I am just FRAZZLED.
So, my son Declan had a birthday party last weekend. I wasn’t even sure we would be able to go, given [...]

I have always had a weight problem. I am a tall, big bones German girl who is NEVER going to be a waif. It’s taken a long time to accept it, and I still struggle with my weight, but I have learned to appreciate the positives of this Amazon-ish body I was born with.
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My husband, son and I were just back from running errands the other day and as we pulled into the driveway, the song “Walk On The Wild Side” by Lou Reed came on. Whoof. I had not heard [...]

Declan: “Daddy! Mama and I just made smoothies!”
Bryan: “Really?! What is in ‘em?”
Declan: “Oranges, Grape, Strawberries, Yogurt, Ice and Milk.”
Bryan: “Cool! What do you call it? You should come up with some fun, funky name.”
Declan: “Orange Grape Strawberry Yogurt Milk Ice Smoothie”
Bryan: {Pause} “Well. That is descriptive. And looong.”

Rejection always has been a hot button issue for me. It wounds more than anything could, twisting my heart like a dishrag and dripping all the dirty sudsy water right into my stomach, giving me a very queasy feeling. Oddly enough, I actually think rejection is one of the things that led me to having [...]

No disrespect to my mother, but growing up, we didn’t have much music in the house. Unless you count German oom-pah music, of course. It just was never something that was all that important to her. Still isn’t.
For whatever reason, it was important to me. My first job was working in a record store (granted, [...]

Declan: Dada, my tummy hurt at school yesterday.
Bryan: It did?
Declan: Yes. A lot. Then I went to the bathroom and pooped.
Bryan: Well, that’s good.
Declan: But I pooped so much the toilet wouldn’t flush.
Bryan: {trying not to laugh} Oh really? Did you go get a teacher?
Declan: Yes.
Bryan: And what did he do?
Declan: He went and got [...]

Carrying on a tradition from Bryan’s grandmother, Declan’s Grandma has been sending him cards with bits of cash in them for the past year or so. Lately, it’s been 5 dollars since Declan is, well, 5 years old. The only problem with this is now every time Declan gets anything in the mail – he [...]

The Scene: We’re getting dressed for work and my 5-year-old son Declan is in the room goofing around and jabbering on. While he is jabbering on, he is continually looking at my, um, breasts. I lift his chin once. I lift his chin twice. Finally…
Aimee: “Declan, it’s not polite to stare at a woman’s breasts.”
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Lately, several friends have purchased new digital cameras and I have been happy to help them through the process. It’s actually kind of fun, like a puzzle, to match up the right camera with the right person. But there’s also just some overall concepts I ask anyone and everyone (who will listen to me) to [...]