Tag Archives: Sister

A Month With Mom – Part 19 – My Sisters View

A while back I received the following email from my sister (It’s been mildly edited to protect names and some grammar): So I just read your blog.. I must add something.. and you make me realize mom doesn’t ever say anything nice about me.. and I’m not writing this to bitch about her either but

Movies I Own – Stargate Atlantis – The Complete Third Season

Stargate Atlantis Season 3- more Stargate goodness. Amazon Synopsis: With Stargate SG-1 now permanently off the data screen (except for a TV movie or two) after ten productive seasons, it appears that the fate of the universe is now the responsibility of the Stargate Atlantis crew. Based on the latter’s third season, whose 20 episodes

A Month With Mom – Part 13 – Talking Behind The Back

For some reason it’s a considered a cardinal sin in society to talk about people behind their backs.  In my family however it’s an Olympic event.   I’m not sure my mother would get the gold, but I’m sure she would at least get the silver. When you live in a split family you get used

A Month With Mom – Part 12 – Gossip Girl

My mother loves to gossip.  She loves to spread gossip.  She loves to receive gossip.  If you are familar with the musical “The Music Man” at all she is one of the “Pick A little, Talk A Little Women” She would go to the community pool under the pretext of watching my sisters swim. If

A Month With Mom – Part 9 – Favoritism

I don’t have my child yet, let alone more then one. I do however suspect parents have a favorite child. If not a direct favorite, at least a favorite to do certain things with. My parents were no different. I could pull out favoritism on my father’s side, but that doesn’t matter, when that was

A Month With Mom – Part 8 – In Oregon

While I lived in Oregon, a lot of my life was peaceful on the family front.  I only spoke to my mother maybe a dozen times tops while I lived there.   I didn’t have to deal with her drama on a weekly or daily basis.  I was 2500 miles away and it was easy to

A Month With Mom – Part 7 – Respect Is A Two Way Street

My grandfather taught me a thing or two about respect.  I’m not going to say we see eye to eye, but I did manage to learn a few things.   The largest being that you earn respect.   My father taught me that you have to deal with the consequences of your actions.  My mother never learned