A mom and a stepmom share stories, ideas, friendship and family
Posted in Perspectives, Stories on May 3rd, 2008
We played a game once at work called “The Saboteur”. We were divided into teams. Every team would have a saboteur — someone whose job it was to secretly undermine the team’s project without being caught. One by one we were called up to the front of the room to be shown a card telling [...]
Posted in Co-parenting, Stories on Apr 15th, 2008
It was Tuesday. Jack’s class was leaving for Wyoming the following Sunday. We got an email from the trip organizers reminding us that it would be about fifteen degrees there and re-sending us the list of things he should bring with him: a warm winter coat, wool sweaters, a waterproof jacket, long underwear, and rain [...]
G’s parents have been visiting from out of town. Last night we all stopped by Kathy’s house, and as the grandparents were saying goodbye to Chris and Jack, Jack yelled out, “Group hug!” We’ve never done this before, as long as I’ve been in the clan, but we all circled up: G, me, Jack, G’s [...]
Posted in Stories on Mar 18th, 2008
This morning, by email:
Me: I’ve got some old pictures of Sam — do you mind if I post them on the DHX?
Kathy: Not at all. Unless there are dog molesters out there who will wank off to him and undermine his canine integrity.
Me: …Yuck! Yuck! Aack!
Me: P.S. can I blog this email conversation?
Pictures of [...]
Posted in Co-parenting, Stories on Mar 5th, 2008
Kathy’s Two Moms post last weekend just about made me cry.
I’ve always been careful about the word mom. I’ve always thought in our family it was important to respect and acknowledge Kathy’s unique relationship with the kids. She is the one who carried them inside her for nine months. She is the one who gave [...]
Posted in Stories on Nov 23rd, 2007
The day before Thanksgiving, Kathy and Jack and I went to see Enchanted together. Susan Sarandon plays a very evil stepmother, and when she emerged from the sewer shooting green lightning out of her fingertips and wagging her tongue, Jack reached over Kathy, patted me on the knee and said, “Don’t worry Jill. That’s not [...]
Posted in Stories on Nov 13th, 2007
We were sitting on the couch at Kathy’s house, curtains drawn in the afternoon, watching Anne of Green Gables. Anne of Green Gables is my favorite movie of all time, and Kathy had said she wanted to see it. Sam the dog was there, and he made himself comfortable. Jack, the youngest, came home from [...]
Han Solo in the freezer
Han Solo closeup (that’s the butter dish lid he’s frozen in)
For a while, I was finding funny dramatic little scenes like these set up around the house every few months. These pictures are a few years old, but I love them.
Posted in Stories on Nov 1st, 2007
When Kathy was sick in the hospital I didn’t know if she’d want me to come see her. Yes, we are friends, and yes, we love each other, but I wasn’t sure if she’d just want space and privacy and not to have to deal with me when she was in pain and getting ready [...]
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