Category Archives: Single parenting
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Driving, driven, and staying the course
2September 4, 2016 by whirlyjoy
I kept waiting for someone, one of these many experts, to realize how very much in-over-my-head I was, how utterly ill-equipped and unsuited to this role of coordinating Aida’s care between a small jumble of barely overlapping spheres of expertise.
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Mind the gap
7June 6, 2013 by whirlyjoy
Last week I had to pick Mimi up early from school for an appointment, and found myself in unwilling conversation …
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Winter sunshine
2November 19, 2012 by whirlyjoy
This is what we call the “sick bowl” in our house, sitting on Aida’s plush froggy blanket that my good …
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Saturday hair
Leave a commentOctober 27, 2012 by whirlyjoy
On Friday nights I shower after Aida is good and asleep, and many times go straight to bed with wet …
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A Cinderella Life
5October 23, 2012 by whirlyjoy
Saturday began as a lovely evening. You just never know when midnight will strike…
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“Special” family dinners
2September 14, 2012 by whirlyjoy
We never set the table. We’re strictly a get-your-own-gear kind of family. So what is it about the siren call of the family dinner that still pulls me in sometimes?