S'mores Life

Names have been changed to protect the innocent...and the not-so-innocent. ********************************************************************************* "Mommy, I have a HUGE crush on David." Where did she learn that word? "What makes you have a crush on him?" I inquired. "Because he's so handsome and he likes to play with me." He's good looking. He likes me. "Is he kind to you? Is he kind to other people? Does he make you laugh?" "Yes, he's nice to me and he's nice to my friends. He makes the silliest faces and that makes me laugh!" She answered. "I'm glad you have a good friend in David. Those are good reasons to like somebody." ********************************************************************************* "You should ask Daddy for help because he's a good worker. And you're a good cooker." Don't ask for his help. Show her you can do it on your own....

I haven't posted  about Ian and I's dissolution of marriage much. I referred to it as our "dissolution of marriage" for about six months because I thought it sounded less ugly than "divorce" but it's a mouthful and apparently confuses people into thinking we had our marriage annulled, so just within the last month or so I've started to say divorce. Just like I've also gotten more comfortable with the word "ex." It seems a little harsh, I don't know, but after I went through the following list of terms, I now also mostly use "ex" or "my kids dad." Co-parent. I mean, he is my co-parent, but I felt like I was in the middle of a Whole Foods aisle baby-wearing my school aged children named "Orange" and "Fruitfly" and discussing naturalistic UTIs preventative measures and "conscious un-coupling" with my acupuncturist. (Side note: I have literally done all of that if you change the childr...