Archive for the 'Youthful indiscretions' Category
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Adventures in babysitting
Tacy asked me last week, “Does a babysitter HAVE to say yes when you ask them to babysit?”
I had to laugh as I explained that no, in fact, babysitters are free to turn down job offers. “I can’t FORCE anyone to watch you kids,” I told her. “If I don’t pay them enough or if [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 22nd, 2009 tagged Bwahahaha!, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 6 Comments »
‘Cause you gotta have friends
Tomorrow we are having a birthday party, here at the house, for Tacy.
We went through a few iterations of where to have the party and what to do at the party, but the one point on which there wasn’t much deliberation was whom to invite. She rattled off a list of names, and I ticked [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 3rd, 2009 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Miss Goosie, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 9 Comments »
Because love is not enough
Kyle and I had only known each other a few weeks when I discovered that he had been raised as a Christian Scientist.
We were looking through an old photo album in which his mother had captioned a photo taken after Kyle had been hit by a car when he was four years old: “He was [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on February 16th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, The king of beers, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 21 Comments »
Gifts to my PANK
A few months ago, Jory des Jardins wrote a piece at BlogHer.com that I really loved – all about the acronym PANK.
PANK stands for Professional Auntie, No Kids. I’ve had two PANKs myself; one is Herman Anne’s mother, my Aunt Linda (who is obviously no longer a PANK, according to the strict definition of [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on November 15th, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 5 Comments »
It’s a doggie dog world
When my parents lived in Okinawa in the 1960s, they got a puppy. She was a Japanese Spitz (closest domestic approximation is an American Eskimo), and her name was Geisha. She was small enough to fit in the palm of my father’s hand, and she’d crawl under the car and come out with her white [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on October 25th, 2008 tagged The king of beers, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 17 Comments »
No BFF 4 Me
CJ recently announced that Tacy is her best friend.
Naturally, Kyle and I think this is cute. Tacy, on the other hand, asked if CJ didn’t have any friends her own age: “Like, from school?”
It IS cute, and it makes me wish all over again that I had a sister myself, but I also can’t [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on August 11th, 2008 tagged Daring you to disagree, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 15 Comments »
I’m a rag doll girl in a Barbie world
As a kid, I didn’t want for much in the way of playthings. I had a banana-seat bike (and later on, a ten-speed) and my own pair of white roller skates with red polyurethane wheels. My shelves were filled with books ranging from Beatrix Potter boxed sets to Judy Blume paperbacks from Dell Yearling. Monopoly, [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 25th, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 12 Comments »
I love you beyond all measure, but I still wouldn’t have dated you in high school
In preparation for his twentieth high school reunion, Kyle asked me to take a picture of him for his “then and now” snapshots.
“Which ‘then’ picture are you using?” I asked.
He held up two of his school pictures – one from sophomore year, one from junior year. Both made me shudder.
I love Kyle dearly, but [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on July 15th, 2008 tagged The king of beers, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 15 Comments »
Never wore a bikini in Biloxi, but I’ve still got the blues
Edited below
I’ve worn a bikini both when I was at my heaviest (not including pregnancy) and at my most slender.
When I was 22, I put on several pounds. I’m not sure of the precursor, but I do know that I wasn’t really aware of it until I got some film developed and looked at [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on June 20th, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Look at me, look at me!, Who me?, Youthful indiscretions | 11 Comments »
Mustangs, beavers, and hypnotic eyes
When I was a kid, we didn’t have a swimming pool or tennis court in our backyard. Nor did we belong to the local swim club. We didn’t even go to the swimming pool at the Wright-Patt Officer’s Club.
No, we went to the swimming pool at Defense Electronics Supply Center (aka DESC – [...]
