Tag Archives: Family

Afternoon at the park with a family of serial killers

My girlfriend’s sister is home for a visit. I’m going to refer to her as Williamina Dean, because it makes me smile. The relationship between my girlfriend and Williamina isn’t so much oil and water, as it is oil and … Continue reading

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Bugs bills and baloney

My son and I had a great day on Thursday. We had a nap together in the morning, and another one in the afternoon. It was raining, so for the rest of the day we drank a lot of milk … Continue reading

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No time left for writing

I basically have two options: I can look after my son from 5am until 6pm, or I can write, but I definitely cannot do both. Two months ago my girlfriend found a minimum wage job at one of the local … Continue reading

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The safety net my family offered me turned out to be full of holes and then the security blanket caught fire

We cannot recover from diseases like diabetes or manic depression without help from the people around us. Without help I was left to the whim of a disease which convinced me day after day, hour after hour, that I was … Continue reading

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My son can walk

My son can walk, and he’s pretty good, so it must must come from his mom, because I’ve got about three different limps. It’s incredible to watch as he confidently throws a leg out, his thigh parallel to the ground … Continue reading

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Happy Zombie Day

So… dumb question, but when did Easter become a really lazy version of Halloween? Saturday night my girlfriend laid out a truckload of chocolate and toys on the kitchen table. Sunday morning her oldest son came back from his scheduled … Continue reading

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