Ordinary People and Superheroes

Lately I've been doing a lot of babysitting. I've discovered that small children are happier when their parents are around. Even if they love grandparents, they are happier when Mom is close by. They will play with you and not interact the whole time with their mom but they will be in a better mood,... Sign in to see full entry.

There are some people who have a rule for everything and then there are people like me. My sister in law is a very nice person but she lives by rules. I told her I would be there around five and and twelve minutes after five she was calling me. If it was a meeting it would be different--but it was... Sign in to see full entry.

My Mom is eighty-eight and I am fifty two. We are finally learning how to get along with each other. I actually enjoy driving four hours each way to come and visit her. When I was thirty four, I decided to change my relationship with my mother. I would see her enough that I was showing respect, but... Sign in to see full entry.

Most of what we do is boring. We get up, take showers, get dressed, eat and then go to work, etc. I used to work at a mental health center as a crisis worker. Some of my clients were quite interesting and I had lots of fun stories to tell. The same is true of working for an alcohol counseling agency... Sign in to see full entry.

When I'd like to live with just my husband and kick everyone else out. Last night our house seemed like a zoo with people popping in and out. It was good to see my husband come home, he seemed so normal. With everyone else you don't know what subjects are taboo. With him I can talk about anything.... Sign in to see full entry.

I woke up at 1:30 and couldn't go back to sleep so I decided to sweep and mop the floor in the middle of the night. It's really hard to mop the floor in the day time since everyone is always on it, so I figured it would be better to do it then. Plus mopping the floor is a good cure for insomnia... Sign in to see full entry.

One of my house mates describes herself as that. She is being honest. Once in a while she calms down, cleans the house and does things for other people. Most of the time she demands instant service and shows no gratitude. She treats the rest of us like slaves. We are in a difficult situation. We... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday I planned to take the car for an auto emissions test--but the station in our city was closed down. So I'm doing it today. I had it all planned to a science. I was going to pick up my friend at twelve thirty, then I was going to drop off Barry a roommate to his appointment which is right... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday was my husband's fifty sixth birthday. Usually the only one who gives him a present is me and sometimes his daughters, but this year it was on a Monday, so a friend of ours who comes to eat soup with us every Monday brought a gift. One of our housemates had some ties he never wears so he... Sign in to see full entry.

One of my male friends is being chased by a woman. She is a nice woman and attractive in her own way. However, she calls him several times a day and comes to his house to visit. She is going through a hard time and he is sympathetic, but he is turned off. I admit, I once did the same thing. I met a... Sign in to see full entry.