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9 years ago @ The Toast - Bible Verses Where "Th... · 0 replies · +5 points

Yes. I did and now I can't stop.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Characters I Have Inap... · 0 replies · +4 points

I hate MacGuyver so much. He is such a little jerk. I too love anyone who tries to kill him or thwart his plans.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Loco Parentis: Abandon... · 2 replies · +55 points

I was told "Now that you have a boy, you'll see things differently." And they were right. I birthed a man! Feminism is dead!

10 years ago @ The Toast - Visible Faith: On Grad... · 0 replies · +19 points

I love this! As a writer who feels like I've had a late start, I love this so much. We fetishize youth, but the reality is art happens at any age. I'm so happy you are not invisible.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Prospective Titles For... · 1 reply · +57 points

All I Wanted Was Some Goddamn Glitter, Why Was That So Hard?
Seriously, Would It Have Been So Hard to Just Get Along With the Other Dance Moms?

My daughter's memoirs

10 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 1 reply · +7 points

I love everything about you and your journey.

Also WTF MARTIN SHEEN?!

10 years ago @ The Toast - How To Accept Complime... · 0 replies · +212 points

I prefer to stroke their hair repeatedly and say, "Now you are my friend. My only true friend. If you leave me, I will die. I will."

10 years ago @ The Toast - ALERT: NEW MAGIC MIKE ... · 2 replies · +24 points

What is happening on the right-hand curve of his neck? Is that where photoshop meet the font? I just don't know why the white part digs so deep into his shoulder.

Also, I only noticed because I was resting my eyes on his neck like it was their pillow and they were so tired.

10 years ago @ The Toast - Loco Parentis: Saying ... · 0 replies · +27 points

Apologizing is so key! I think. It also helps validate their feelings. Like you, I don't come from a family of apologizers. BUt I've seen the power of honest apologies, so I apologize to my kids a lot. Even when I get sharp and say, "STOP HITTING YOUR BROTHER!" And my daughter says, "Mom you yelleded and dat hurted my feelings!" I do apologize then too (But after she stops hitting, because COME ON!). and it also helps for when we are having a rough time (everyone yelling, everyone mad at everyone), I can stop and apologize and ask that we start over again.

I always think of it as that yoga thing you say. The spirit in me acknowledges the spirit in you. Except for my kids it's like, the human in me acknowledges the human in you.

11 years ago @ The Toast - Loco Parentis: On Havi... · 0 replies · +7 points

Going from one child to two has been so hard for me. Maybe harder than it should have been. But seeing them together is so redemptive in a way that I never thought it would be. I am under no illusions about their friendship or bond, I know that is their choice and life is hard and siblings are complicated. But seeing how they balance one another and bring each other joy, it is so perfect. My baby is 19mo and my daughter is almost 4. So, I am just now beginning to really understand what it means to be a sibling through them.

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