Domestic Psychology

Dear advertisers,

// August 22nd, 2011 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

Please stop anthropomorphizing food. It does not make food more appealing. You have single-handedly taken all the fun out of many foods that were delicious BEFORE your genius advertising campaign. If you want people to eat your food:
1. Don’t give food a face.
2. Don’t give food a voice.
3. Don’t give food a personality.

Just tell me the food won’t kill me or let Padma Lakshmi eat it in front of the camera. John Barrowman would have the same effect.

special needs cars

// March 21st, 2011 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

When I was a child, my parents had a car that would die at red lights. Before the light turned green, my mother had to jump out of the car, pop the hood and do something under the hood to restart the car. I didn’t think there was anything odd about this. As far as I knew, everyone did things at traffic lights to keep their cars working.

A billion years later, I drive a car that randomly decides not to start. Since it only happens when I am not at home, maybe it’s not random as much as it is inconvenient. The only way to make the car start again is to hop out, remove the gas cap and put the gas cap back on again.

I hope my children don’t think this is normal automobile behavior. I would not like special needs cars to be a family tradition.

Tommy says:

// April 28th, 2009 // 4 Comments » // Uncategorized

“I feel like I’m always missing something. I know I can see and hear, but it just feels like everyone else understands what’s happening better than I do.”

TMI warning

// February 3rd, 2009 // 5 Comments » // Uncategorized

If the contents of my nose don’t become less green and my face doesn’t stop hurting, I might actually consider a visit to the doctor. Maybe.

Really disgusting update: It is no longer just green. Now it is blood streaked. Let’s pretend that means it’s getting better.

mother nature is cruel

// April 30th, 2008 // 2 Comments » // Uncategorized

Having to go to bed when it is still light outside and the weather is flawless? Cruel. I know because my 5-year-old has to complain about it every single night. “Can I stay up till dark when it’s summer?”

Being unable to enjoy the aforementioned weather because allergies make your eyes bleed and your brain melt? Cruel. Although the children ignore their misery up to a point, I sit in the house with my face mashed up against the window like I’m looking into a candy store. Did our ancestors have allergies or are we just a generation of whiners? “No mammoth tonight. Throat feel tickly.”

// May 31st, 2007 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

The air quality today reminds me of a Hank Williams Jr. concert in the 80s. Cough gasp wheeze

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teenagers are wierd

// December 28th, 2006 // 1 Comment » // Uncategorized

Sarah is trying to drive me crazy.

Doug says

// December 17th, 2006 // 3 Comments » // Doug, Uncategorized

“We should do a live camera feed on Christmas morning.”
Me: “Why?!?”

Festive Saturday Music

// December 2nd, 2006 // 2 Comments » // Uncategorized

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Noah says:

// October 9th, 2006 // No Comments » // school, Uncategorized

“Why doesn’t the school have AR tests for anything I read?”

Since school projects require lots of parental assistance, I’m re-reading “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” so that I can help Noah with his book report and poster. I’m just glad he chose Douglas Adams and not some of the drivel that the school HAS in their AR library.