The next morning found Jamie at an activity table with a tub of small blocks, isolated from the room by the best headphones he’d ever listened to, let alone owned. It felt good to listen to music...
2022-06-10 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post‘Yeah, fine’ my ass. When I knocked on the Rooney’s door, I was expecting Gordy to greet me rather than his harried stepmonster who was apparently running late.
“Come in,” Mrs. Roon...
2022-06-09 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAmanda unloaded the car herself and took the various bags to where they belonged, remembering to bring in Jamie’s bear. She tossed Jamie’s new clothes in the washer along with some laundry whil...
2022-06-08 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Mary, come look at this.”
“Do you really need me to come look, or are you laying on the bed naked,” she called back from wherever she was doing whatever she was doing. I really did n...
2022-06-07 13:54:51 +0000 UTC View PostI knew something was off when we were at the student union. We were part studying, part talking about the weekend when Gordy suddenly made this face like something was not alright in his world. In ...
2022-06-05 21:38:14 +0000 UTC View Post“Wherever you go, whatever you do, I will be right there waiting for you.”
“Hmmm (snore) singing.”
“Who’s my sleepy girl?”
“Huh? O … Is the mov...
2022-06-05 17:43:26 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-06-03 17:03:26 +0000 UTC View PostAmanda arrived shortly and was surprised to see Jamie sitting at the front desk. He felt his heart flutter when he saw her. Deliverance! Jamie wanted to get down and jump on her, but he fe...
2022-06-01 00:53:18 +0000 UTC View PostA nap followed lunch, and Jamie found his mat to not be nearly so comfortable as his crib. The lunch wasn’t very good, but the little food they served was enough to take the edge off the stress o...
2022-05-28 18:43:49 +0000 UTC View PostI was discharged from the hospital yesterday, accompanied by an upper respiratory infection and badly upset stomach. My hired caregiver went home today, and I’m glad to have some privacy to recov...
2022-05-28 03:49:48 +0000 UTC View PostWell, things did not go as planned. I was supposed to have an outpatient procedure, and I ended up being rushed to the ER when both of my lungs partially collapsed. I have double pneumonia.
I...
2022-05-25 16:26:47 +0000 UTC View PostWe make mistakes in life. I am certainly not immune. As a for instance, I put Mary in charge and gave her full disciplinary control. I may not have done that if I had known then that diapers, accor...
2022-05-25 00:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
First, thank you so much your patronage! There's been so much growth this year, and I'm so glad you enjoy my work enough to support me. I love the comments and messages you send ...
2022-05-22 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostJamie knew how to fight, or at least protect himself. The neighborhoods he grew up in, and the group homes, that was something he had learned, and as a social worker in those same environments, he ...
2022-05-21 20:09:02 +0000 UTC View PostThere was an awkward moment. Jamie decided to fill it with a little fun on his part. “It’s a bear, by the way, on my shirt.”
“Every little says that. So weird.” Jamie laughed on the...
2022-05-16 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostJamie may as well have buried his head in her armpit for how bright the place was. Primary colors everywhere – it was like a fire truck and school bus crashed into a tanker full of blue paint. Th...
2022-05-14 22:08:25 +0000 UTC View Post“We need to talk,” Mary said to me.
“No.”
“No?”
“I don’t wanna talk. Besides, we’re married. It’s too late to break up.”
“We’re very married. That...
2022-05-12 00:49:42 +0000 UTC View PostInspired by a real brush.
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The mail arrived. That is literally all that happened...
2022-05-07 21:41:13 +0000 UTC View PostJamie couldn’t make out much from his car seat, but he could see from the passing cars that it was busy at the daycare. Bigs dropping off their littles; a couple, it appeared, for their first tim...
2022-05-04 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostNone of them slept very well, each for their own reasons. Back to work; back to school; and for Jamie, way, way back to daycare. And knowing they had to get up earlier than they normally did made f...
2022-05-02 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostDoes anyone remember when the ASPCA was airing those Sarah McLachlan Angel commercials...
2022-05-01 16:15:38 +0000 UTC View PostWhen you’re single, Valentine’s Day sucks. No two ways about it: it sucks. When you have a partner, you get to choose whether it sucks. Some people think it’s just a greeting card holiday, an...
2022-04-25 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day was spent in preparation. Becky had considered throwing an end-of-summer party, but she decided not to. She didn’t want it to seem like a momentous event. Just another day, followed ...
2022-04-24 21:50:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe three of them opted to stay in all day instead of going out. They were content just to be in each other’s company. While Jamie was curious what Amanda and Becky had said to Marsha, as they we...
2022-04-21 19:53:55 +0000 UTC View PostAs much as you appreciate everything your partner does for you, there are times when they go a little too far. It used to be that you could have a rational discussion about those things, but ever s...
2022-04-17 21:12:32 +0000 UTC View PostDoes anyone besides me ever notice how often I’m just minding my own business? “Where’s Daphne,” people say. “I don’t know,” their conversation partner answers. “That’s probably c...
2022-04-16 15:09:21 +0000 UTC View PostIt was the first day of the weekend before school started for Becky and Amanda. The two of them and Jamie were finishing their breakfast. Becky knew something was up with her little and daughter. N...
2022-04-13 00:30:48 +0000 UTC View PostJamie spent the rest of the evening alone his room except for dinner and a bedtime bath. He was glad it was Becky who gave it to him and got him ready for bed. In a way, she was blameless. She didn...
2022-04-12 23:38:19 +0000 UTC View PostJamie woke up in his crib feeling especially well rested. A bottle of water was there with him, and he drank without stopping until half of it was gone. As after every afternoon nap, he did his bus...
2022-04-10 22:14:16 +0000 UTC View PostMe and Mary live a lifestyle relationship. If she says jump, I decide whether to jump or not, but if not, she decides whether and what consequence to give me for my disobedience (or half assed hop,...
2022-04-08 00:06:32 +0000 UTC View Post