It’s sad, when I think about how there really isn’t anyone on my side of the family for my children to “know” (because my parents died, and the rest of them live in far-flung countries, and my sister lives across the country…). My husband’s family are all in Ireland, so we really are orphaned when [...]

It’s always in the car or at bedtime that my kids say the most honest and/or far-fetched things. Maybe this has to do with the fact that at these times I’m not looking directly at my children with the white-hot glare of maternal urgency. I’m either driving – so I’m looking at the road – [...]

  From the “Things-Kids-Say-From-The-Backseat-Of-The-Car-That-Surprise-The-Shit-Out-Of-You” file: