Reader Poll

Well, hey everybody!  How are you?
If your answer ISN’T “my mother-in-law has been living with me for the past month,” then you are FINE.
So anyway, you tell me, which of these is more nasty:
“I’ve been through a dissertation with one child. I’m not putting up with it for another one” in response to my slight [...]

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So…how’s it going?

I’ve written a page in a week.  I cannot work in short bursts.  I cannot.  I try, but I can’t write.  I can think, and jot, but not compose.
Translation: I am seriously fucked.
My advisor, bless her “no babies before dissertations!” heart, has been nothing but absolutely supportive.  She’s a feminist theorist, so I had every [...]

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ARRRRRRGGGHHHH.

Question:  How many times can one (passive-aggressively) express one’s disagreement with the number of toys one’s grandson possesses via conversation with said grandson?
Answer:  I lost track.  But I’ll tell you what, the woman’s capacity for invention is endless.  Every game with the baby is a game that starts with “You don’t need a _____ when [...]

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