I have seen the darkness of the other side of the abyss and felt those cold clinging tentacles that wrap and twine until breath can no longer reach you. The more you fight the tighter they grip. The blackness becomes encompassing, blinding, and so absolute that you can’t see that the appendages that bind… Continue reading Journey to Acceptance
The Penis Chronicles presents “First Born – Hospital Parenting” We thought we had an idea of what to expect when our first child was born: sleep deprivation, frantic schedules, priority shifts, extra demands on personal time (wait what is personal time?), new emotions, new learning curves… We were excited to experience all of it and… Continue reading First Born – Hospital Parenting
I’m thankful for those moments when the day fades away. Those moments where that tiny child rolls onto his side snuggled close after story time, his little body already radiating the heat of sleep, and the rhythmic breath of a sleeper is all that can be heard in the dusky room. The comfort of your… Continue reading The Day Fades Away
The Penis Chronicles presents “Where does Mom fit in?” When my son was 8 years old he started walking to school without his parents. It was a big deal all around and I was proud of him, but I also struggled with parental doubts about his age, responsibility, what ifs, and societal questions. Regardless, he… Continue reading Where does Mom fit in?
The Penis Chronicles presents “Thanks for Kids and the Laughter They Create” “Out of the mouth of babes” or “kids say the darnedest things” are sayings most of us are probably familiar with. I have experienced my fair share of these moments as a parent. Some truly are mortifying but others are just funny (not… Continue reading Thanks for Kids and the Laughter They Create
The Penis Chronicles presents, “Sometimes you just don’t know what to expect!” This happened about two or more years ago, and it was one of those moments. It went like this: Mommy: How do you spell Owen? Son: O.W.E.N Mommy: What is Owen’s last name? Son: silence Mommy: Is it Owen Snuffle-up-a-gus. Mommy’s Inside Voice:… Continue reading Sometimes you just don’t know what to expect!
Everyone has magic words that can brighten their day, and when those magic words come from that special person or persons the result is truly wonderful. For me, right now, I’m thinking of those days when I’m feeling cranky to the bone. It is the kind of cranky that has no logical explanation. This is… Continue reading Magic Words
The Penis Chronicles presents “Establishing Eating Dominance in a Pride” A pride of lions is a social unit, a family unit. It consists of males, females, and cubs. They exist and function on a hierarchy and this hierarchy establishes their eating patterns. Eating in my house, at least for me, is like survival of the… Continue reading Establishing Eating Dominance in a Pride
The Penis Chronicles presents “Penis Fraternity Bat Symbol” **Reader/Viewer Discretion Warning is Associated with this Post!** Is there a secret brotherhood? Sometimes I seriously think that there must be. Living in a house full of males I see hints and clues of this secret association everywhere: toilet seats up when the female has been out… Continue reading Penis Fraternity Bat Symbol
I am the black night at your window. I am the stars in your eyes. I am the pain in your mind. I am your thoughts when you’re thinking and the tears in your eyes. I am the beating of your heart. I am the turning of your life. I am the breeze in your… Continue reading I AM
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 