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Sun, 19 May 2013 22:28:29 -0400

I had to babysit my usual munchkins last night, and as much as Kelsie still doesn’t like to...

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:40:00 -0400

I had to babysit my usual munchkins last night, and as much as Kelsie still doesn’t like to talk, I did teach her how to say my name. Melina came over to bring me some dinner and to hang out for a bit, and she tried getting Kelsie to talk, but it was just… She was there for maybe two minutes and she looked up at me with Kelsie sitting in front of her and said, “Does Kelsie talk?” in this alarmed tone, and I immediately felt so defensive. Kelsie talks. She talks more me to me than to Melina, actually, and I think it’s probably because she knows me better. The defensiveness, though: it was less about proving that Kelsie talks and more about defending Keslie’s right not to talk? It’s stupid, maybe; of course it’s not wrong to want a kid to be able to talk, because if you’re surrounded by people who don’t speak your language, eventually you get frustrated. Kelsie would get frustrated. But Kelsie knows some ASL, and she’s smart. If you ask her a question, she can say yes or no. When they watch television, Kelsie likes to point out the proper answers to questions and responds to all of the little prompts; she sings the songs, does the dances. She likes puzzles and building blocks. She’s quieter than her sister even in demeanor: she plays more by herself, she listens quietly, she lets Brylie take over a lot of the time. If I tell Kelsie to do something, if I tell her that she isn’t to hit her sister and ought to ask nicely for things she wants from her, she does it. I don’t know; I don’t know a lot about child development or being a parent, but I can’t imagine that as a parent I would want any stranger or neighbor or friend worrying so much about my child that they felt the need to try repeatedly to get them to demonstrate “normal” behavior, and after failing to succeed, to then tell me that, “they like Brylie better” and “maybe Kelsie has Aspergers.” Maybe she does have Aspergers. Maybe she has seventeen toes and three extra eyes on the back of her head. She’s still a wonderful kid, and if pressed to pick favorites, I like her best, and I’m certainly not going to be another person making her feel weird or wrong for being quiet. She is how she is, and she functions just fine.

My dad was really into my outfit today. Sometimes that guy...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:19:00 -0400

My dad was really into my outfit today. Sometimes that guy really makes me smile. I just got dressed to run to Walgreens and the grocery store, but prior to that I picked out a Job Interview Outfit so I was already wearin’ make-up and in a skirt-wearing mood, y’know.

Now, I’m still sitting here in my button down because I’m secretly really into this button down. Also: I might be heading over to Dev’s to play some Mario Party, because I’m an #adult and I know what’s good for me, which is really fun games with people who make me laugh. Also water and a good night’s sleep. #wisdom

P.S. The facial expression is an ode to the super chic sunburn I am sporting. Sunscreen in addition to sleep and water, guys. There’s some real wisdom.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 22:06:55 -0400

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Tue, 14 May 2013 22:06:21 -0400

unusualyoung: nina ahn

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:05:09 -0400

unusualyoung:

nina ahn

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Tue, 14 May 2013 22:03:34 -0400

Do not try to make people feel bad for the express purpose of making them feel bad

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:33:13 -0400

Do not try to make people feel bad for the express purpose of making them feel bad

I painted my nails chrome and I got a sunburn out on the boat...

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:11:27 -0400

I painted my nails chrome and I got a sunburn out on the boat like a total loser because it was cold and windy and I didn’t put on sunscreen soon enough and this has become a selfie blog and for that I am only marginally sorry and that is all that I can offer you

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Tue, 14 May 2013 02:05:54 -0400

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Tue, 14 May 2013 02:04:28 -0400

direct-news: @onedirection: Nothing like a good chicken chicken...

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:43:55 -0400

direct-news:

@onedirection: Nothing like a good chicken chicken after a show..

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Tue, 14 May 2013 01:42:03 -0400

Do you know what movie I like to watch whenever I feel kind of bummed and maybe need a reminder that...

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:37:00 -0400

Do you know what movie I like to watch whenever I feel kind of bummed and maybe need a reminder that silly sort of great things—even if they’re just genuinely cute romantic comedies—exist in the world? Friends With Benefits.

Mama’s Day looks brought to you via mad lazy kids w/ sore...

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:23:26 -0400

Mama’s Day looks brought to you via mad lazy kids w/ sore throats & weak style game, feat. the scars on my knees & a glimpse of my grandma’s Red Hatter room

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Sun, 12 May 2013 21:14:00 -0400

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Sun, 12 May 2013 21:12:19 -0400

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Sun, 12 May 2013 21:09:52 -0400

The face of a girl who has just unwittingly agreed to pull this...

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:18:44 -0400

The face of a girl who has just unwittingly agreed to pull this exact same babysitting routine next Saturday and for some reason has a scratchy throat and is sitting on her bed at 2 AM thinking, “I still haven’t painted my toenails”

A list of small thoughts: There are people in the world that probably think centipedes are, like,...

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:13:47 -0400

A list of small thoughts:

There are people in the world that probably think centipedes are, like, really cute. Or at least not totally repulsive. Blows my mind.
When I was born, I was small enough for my mom to hold in one hand. I weighed four pounds. I weighed less than my bag does every day.
I’ve changed a lot since high school, but there’s still something about Bridget (from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) that I really admire, and that damn movie still makes me cry
Every child you see out in public, standing with their dad in line for a waterslide, pulling books off of the shelf at the library, tugging on their mom’s dress in the grocery store: you could see them again four years later and not even know because they’d look so different. The kids you see out in the world aren’t just “kids of the world,” y’know? They’re people! They get older! That seems so obvious, but so weird at the same time
Someone once told me that tea has more caffeine than coffee and I never bothered to research that further and every time I drink a cup of either that tidbit comes back to me