Once upon a time there was a heinous crime in a tony neighborhood in one of the richest cities in this country. All jaws hit the floor. A (now) famous prosecutor made his career on the case and a number of years passed. Over the last week or so, I got talking to my sister […]
SaDiablo asked on the Single Mother blog: “Elsa, you said in your response, “…I assure you that your daughter has the right mother, not the wrong one.” Does this mean that you believe sometimes a child *does have the wrong mother? Just curious, as I’ve kicked this question around myself a few times. I’d like
satori writes: “I was just printing out my new car insurance card (and freaking out about the fact that I had previously been driving without it, unbeknownst to me) and remembered this fall at the licensing office when I registered my son’s new used car. The woman who sold it to me told me we
My eight-year-old is always trying to hide from me. He’s pathetic at it. Matter of fact he’s only hid from me successfully maybe two times out of one hundred. I have told him point blank, “You’re no good at this.” Now that may sound shocking and negative to some but this is my family not
“So tell me how you think Vidroid is a criminal,” she asked. I laughed. “Well, sure. He stole that doorknob and he was slick as snot when he did it.” She laughed. “He tricked you.” “Yeah, something like that. I don’t know what he did. He manipulated me I guess and he got away with
Dear Elsa, I’ve moved back to spend some time with my family, after being away for about 10 years with no visits at all for the last 5 years or so. I’ve never been very into my family and while I’ve kept it “cordial” with them over the years, we’ve been having very exaggerated blowups
My husband was raised in a conservative family, steeped in tradition, where as I was raised by progressive, eccentric and ultra-detached, Aquarians. And with the Pluto transit (uncover what is hidden) to my Moon (roots) these things have become center stage. Now when we were kids, this was one jacked up relationship! Because coming here
