Picturepocket's Blog

Category: parenting

  • The Checkup

    When I was an adolescent, I was nervous about going to the doctor, but my middle school required a trip to the clinic before participation in after-school sports. Everything was going fine, but apparently, I winced while the doctor was prodding my abdomen. When asked asked if it hurt when I peed, I lied, “No.”…

  • Deliver Me

    One of good things things that happened during the pandemic was the reinvention of grocery delivery. I used to hear about the existence of milkmen in the 1950s and had wished that we had that service today. Now, every week, I get groceries dumped at my front door for the about same price as gas…

  • Cleaning Day

    Well, the owners of the second house of interest have now accepted our offer to buy it. “Yes, we will take all your income for the next thirty years.” Again, we’re doing a contingency offer since the Mega Millions thing fell through last week. This time it’s a “bumpable buying” situation, meaning until we have…

  • Our Sexist Society

    You can not water a garden from a dry well.

  • Things Just Got Real

    It’s all just talk until someone goes to jail.

  • Black Balloons

    Over the hill, adventure awaits.

  • Reality vs Photoshop

    It’s the lifestyle equivalent of sucking in your gut.

  • Doing What Scares Me

    If you want your kid to do sports, you have to be sporty too.

  • My Mother’s Husband

    My Mom is getting remarried at 79 and I am having a worse time of it than I expected. My Dad died 18 years ago, so it’s legal and morally acceptable everywhere for her to remarry. I am happy her too, as he seems like a pleasant person with whom she can spend her retirement…

  • Easter Blessings

    Grace is easy to accept, but hard to extend.