Misc.

Mother’s Day Gifts I REALLY Want

As a single mom, mother’s day tends to be a non-event. My kids are young and don’t really remember what the day is. I’m not going to bring it up. It’s no longer their father’s responsibility to remind them either. It doesn’t bother me much, I don’t need to be celebrated. Spontaneous gifts like what I got the other day more than makes up for anything tangible that I could ever receive. I follow A LOT of moms on Twitter and I see hundreds of tweets (and Facebook updates) from people talking about how great their spouses are when...

A (Literal) Mental Health Break

As I’ve mentioned in the past, I have Severe ADHD as well as Bipolar disorder. I have had to be off my medication for four months now due to lack of insurance. The cost of the healthcare we have in this country is disgusting. I can’t afford hundreds of dollars a month in coverage. You also don’t quality for medicaid in the state of Ohio unless you have children for at least 51% of the time (my ex and I are doing joint custody). I don’t want much. Just to accomplish something productive each day and not want to...

Dear Kirk Cameron, We Need to Talk.

Dear Kirk Cameron, We have been together for a very long time. I think it was around 1986 when I first fell in love with you. Your beautiful eyes and adorable smile pulled me in from the very first time I saw you. I spent hours dreaming of our future together. I spent hundreds of dollars buying Bop Magazine featuring your smiling face. Hours were spent watching you on television. Did I mention that I spent hours dreaming of our future together? We were going to be so happy together. I wasn’t too worried about us when in my...