When Too Much Information is a Bad Thing

In my last post, RN commented that do we really want to know everything our grown, college-aged children are doing?
After the past couple of days, I would have to say “no.”
Late Friday, my daughter’s last Boy Du Jour - now her EX-BDJ - messaged me on Facebook to tell me the news. If you know [...]

From the Far Reaches of the Wilderness

I am staying with my sister in San Diego. Scratch that. I am staying in northern San Diego County. I might as well be in the Alaskan outback for all that matters.
Her home is situated in a lovely rolling valley surrounded by avocado trees and citrus. This makes for a pastoral environment, but is hell [...]

Ms. MiniDemonic Smitten By Southern California, Not So For Mama

A Brief Update
It didn’t take long for Ms. MiniDemonic to become smitten with southern California, or SoCal as the trendy say. It could have been the minute we walked off the plane in LA and stepped out into a clear and flawlessly warm night. or it could have been when we got out of the [...]

And Now, For a Little Diversion

I’m taking off tonight, for the Left Coast. This is because Ms. MiniDemonic has been accepted to a college there, and we are checking it out before signing our life away.
As a result, I will be noticeably absent this week, although I may drop in say hello or rant or rave about something.
I am so [...]

Yesterday

I walked on the beach for a couple of hours, which was really a treat because the previous night, it had been raining. I won’t walk long on the beach if it’s raining. The clouds broke and by the time I was finished, the sun was up and it was actually warm.
Then I took my [...]

The Sting of Rejection Fades With An Acceptance

Actually, that should read “the sting of two rejections fades with an acceptance” because the day after the first college rejection letter, my daughter received another rejection from another college.
She’s a master at administering the guilt. After the second rejection, she informed me that she was too stupid for school and now she was going [...]

Rejection is Tough

My daughter received her first rejection letter from a college today.
Let’s just say that there were lots of tears and hysterical screaming. This was her supposed “back up” school, and they unceremoniously told her to try community college instead. She’s not a brainiac, but she’s not stupid. She could definitely handle a regular four-year [...]