Meandering anecdotes and an occasional incisive comment, courtesy of an overeducated, feminist former-professional, who is continually outsmarted by her overly-gifted children and genius spouse and who seeks refuge in books, cocktails, and the occasional Xanax.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Iris tells it like it is
Me: "Brush your teeth, children!"
Iris, to me, her mother: "You, brush your humanity! Brush your dignity!"
F-ing beautiful, Carole. Iris rocks. Maybe Ben, who often shouts, "My rights have been violated!" can grab a spot next to Iris at the next anti-Mom sit-in.
p.s. this is one of the advantages of being a semi-conservative. My children don't believe they have rights and are totally convinced they live 20 days a month in a dictatorship called momland and 10 days a month in an amusement park named dadland.
F-ing beautiful, Carole. Iris rocks. Maybe Ben, who often shouts, "My rights have been violated!" can grab a spot next to Iris at the next anti-Mom sit-in.
ReplyDeleteI fell out of my chair upon reading that.
ReplyDeleteIris rules.
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good lord. your daughter frightens me.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter calls me an idiot at age 13. I shudder to imagine what will fly out of Iris's mouth. ;)
p.s. this is one of the advantages of being a semi-conservative. My children don't believe they have rights and are totally convinced they live 20 days a month in a dictatorship called momland and 10 days a month in an amusement park named dadland.
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