Do you remember every halloween costume you ever had? I sure dont – but Halloween never was about trick or treating for me. It was about costumes, and pumpkin seeds.

Why to our kids have to be so freaking difficult all the time? What in the HELL did I do to deserve this? I really – honestly – no joke was a pretty compliant child – why cant mine behave themselves only 1/2 the time?!?

I need a website – an “advice” engine as it were – to help me deal with the 11-yo girls in our neighborhood – a little clique I like to call the “axis of evil” that are crushing the spirit of my sweet firstborn.

I wrote this poem for my beautiful daughter to help her deal with the angst of being 11, and trying to figure out who you are. I think I’ll pack a copy in her lunchbox every day this year…its going to be a long one…

Ever have days when a 6 & 11 yo can kick your ass? I do – almost every day – and I think it’s a conspiracty to drive me crazy!