The DHX: The Doughtie Houses Exchange

By Jill Davis Doughtie

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 [...]

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By Jill Davis Doughtie
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 [...]

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By Jill Davis Doughtie
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, [...]

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By Jill Davis Doughtie
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 [...]

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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 [...]

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