one of those good students who got physics the minute the words rolled off her tongue. If you weren’t one of the great students in her class, forget it. Never mind that you made As or Bs most everywhere else. I looked at my final exam, rolled my eyes, scrawled some ...
So I pushed her into the room and wheeled her up next to my mom. Come to find out, this woman has only been a resident for 10 days, however, she and mom knew each other in high school. Phyllis (yes another sweet Phyllis) had moved out of the area right after high school. She i...
Perhaps it is our culture’s misogynistic distain for the female body – Francis Grose, in his 1785 A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, defined it as “a nasty word for a nasty thing.” Indeed, even though the word was in popular usage since the 1300’s, it didn’t even show...
You explore your surroundings with your fingertips and the tip of your tongue; so much so that your hands’ resting position is pointer fingertip touching thumb fingertip. Your presence has proven to me that no baby is a rote experience- even the seventh one in seven years. Every time you...
but they will not. They just keep saying it’s okay and no big deal. My FIL even said something to the effect of, “Babies no one wants to kiss are babies not worth having.” To which I really want to say, “FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!” but I held my tongue out of respect and not cr...
last day of school. I didn’t expect to feel emotional about my daughter’s last day of her first (there’s a tongue twister for you!) year of elementary school. After all, we had already celebrated herlast day of preschooland her first day as an official elementary school student. Wer...
The feisty, green-eyed brunette who stole my coffee thought she was being cute. The last thing this billionaire needs is a thief in his life—especially one with a sharp tongue, a fiery temper, and legs that go on for days. But one wild night in Sin City changes everything. They say...
• There is also, at some point in this milestone, an increase in how long their tongue is. Clingier • For the most part, might just want to be cuddled • Might ask to be picked up a lot • Might cry, and you can’t figure out why...
through her stomach. Restaurants like the vivacious ‘Joyride Taco House’ in Phoenix, offer not just delicious food but a sense of safety and belonging. It is a haven where freaky shakes and tacos merge with laughter, making memories linger long after the taste has faded from your tongue. ...
In utero, babies usually sleep during the day when the mother moves around and are up all night when she sleeps. The first challenge is to change their internal clocks. The second challenge is being patient with a tired, overtired, or fussy baby when you, yourself, are running on fumes....