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Baby Fingers

Gooey and curious Getting into everything With a mind of their own Toilet paper on the floor Cereal in the couch An ice cream scoop In the bathtub Books stacked in the morning DVDs strewn at night These little fingers … Continue reading

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Triglycerides, You Week Ruining Bastards

Within minutes of finishing that last post, I learned something new from my doctor’s visit that included bloodwork.  I actually handed out two business cards thanks to that bloodwork, but that’s not the point.  I have good cholesterol (surprise to … Continue reading

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Need a New Week; Story Behind the Panic

I’m going to be pissy and irritable for the rest of this week.  I seem to always have a week where nothing goes right and it tends to be proportionate to the amount of people in the house.  As much … Continue reading

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Passover: The Holiday of Giant Crackers (Rant)

I’m Jewish, but I do fully admit that matzah is really nothing more than a giant cracker.  I have a week of eating the stuff, which doesn’t do wonders for nutrition and the human body in general.  Even more entertaining, … Continue reading

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Grubby Fingers

Sticky and wiggly Getting into everything Leaving prints on the wall Spreading paint along the window And in his tangled hair Flushing toilets That whisks a roll away Editing and posting When my back is turned All the while he … Continue reading

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Rambling Sunday: Angry Black Sheep Syndrome

It’s been a rough week and I’m having trouble keeping the negativity inside or finding a ‘proper’ way to release it.  I think the last straw is that I’m working on my parents’ computer while printing out my fourth book … Continue reading

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Part 2 of Entry into ‘Speakers Ball Challenge’: Separated at Birth

Part 2 of Entry into “Speakers Ball” Challenge: http://cherispeak.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/speakers-ball-bloggers-challenge/ It started with a dream, though I never realized it until I grew up.  When I was old enough to remember my dreams, my waking mind would occasionally wander to a … Continue reading

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Addition to the Postpartum ‘Article’

I wasn’t able to add this to the Postpartum Depression post because my wife wasn’t around to ask for permission.  The topic was chosen because it is something that my wife and I had gone through soon after our son … Continue reading

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Part 1 of Entry into ‘Speakers Ball Challenge’: Postpartum Depression Article

Part 1 of Entry into “Speakers Ball” Challenge: http://cherispeak.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/speakers-ball-bloggers-challenge/ The term postpartum depression is seen as a terrifying nightmare for women marked by mood swings, anxiety, fatigue, and, in some cases, suicidal thoughts.   Traditionally, this condition is given the cute … Continue reading

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Balancing Act

I stand between my many forms As they all converge upon my head A chapter left undone While the laundry yells my name A chattering wife Ignored for a wailing child Or a screaming parent Rooms waiting to be cleaned … Continue reading

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