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RodESmith

  1. 5:52. Time to get the ball rolling. Family photo at 7:30, breakfast with the class of 2016, the ceremony. Then Thulani will be an SRES alum.
  2. Sitting around the table and chatting with my sister and brother never gets old.
  3. Scout's teacher confuses Scout. How a woman can reject what Hitler is doing to Jews and yet be nasty to her own black neighbors?
  4. @amarch7 @jakattak13 @ninorc_llain don't think for a minute what you are doing is lost on me AMarch7.
  5. Jenny arrived after a 16 hr. flight. Laurie picked her up. Thulani will play a drums at his last SRES talent show. Nate gets an award! Lots!
  6. "Your father drunk is better than some men with Bibles," says Jem's neighbor. (My paraphrase in the absence of a text).
  7. @amarch7 @jakattak13 @ninorc_llain indeed. The text is king. Long live the text.
  8. @amarch7 @ninorc_llain my new phone is my new best friend. If you want to appreciate an iPhone get a droid first!
  9. It'll be fun: my brother's turn of phrase, my sister's joy, and my keeping matters sane ought give my sons tastes of our early years.
  10. Miracle1: my son graduates from 8th grade. #2: my brother flies in from Australia, my sister flies in from RSA, to support him. What a fam.
  11. @amarch7 school? News?
  12. Readers, kindly offer your suggestions….. | Difficult Relationships difficultrelationships.com/2012/04/11/rea… Alcoholic parent.
  13. Time to throw in the towel? | Difficult Relationships difficultrelationships.com/2012/04/03/tim…
  14. Can you throw away (some of) your child’s art? difficultrelationships.com/2012/03/27/can… It's a sign you are a healthy parent in my book.
  15. My husband is a grouch difficultrelationships.com/2012/03/26/my-…
  16. Elevated, enthroned, entitled children…. difficultrelationships.com/2012/03/25/ele…
  17. Enjoyed this a lot. I hope you will watch it. Brené Brown: Listening to shame on.ted.com/AtR2 #TED
  18. I regularly see moms who appear to think their children are their works of art. Your life mom, is your work of art..your child is not.
  19. @amarch7 herd looked at me right in the eye this evening and called me old.
  20. Seven “essentials” before marrying someone with children? | Difficult Relationships difficultrelationships.com/2006/03/21/ste…