A fairly odd parent

Okay, y’all, thanks for the, um, support yesterday. Here’s what happened: Mom (my bride, the love of my life, she who I can’t live without, the goddess, angel, etc.) ran from work to pick up our son so he could go to scouts. He announces he doesn’t want to go to scouts, preferring to get […]

Getting my kids shot

Flu shots, that is. I found shots for the two boys, at my younger sons’ school. They’re giving shots in the morning (but no adults!) Our health care provider? NO flu shots. At all. They’re making a list of “at risk” kids (my kids are, since they are both prone to asthma / upper respiratory […]

Bedside manner?

Yesterday my son suddenly started complaining of stomach pain. Not just complaining, but lying in a chair and moaning, clutching his abdomen. This is not normal behavior. He has never had stomach pain of any kind. So? We go to the doctor, to the clinic that our HMO or PPO or WhateverO has so that […]