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Tired, with Garfield

Someone recently emailed me to ask if I ever get tired. The question made me laugh out loud.

I am sorry to disappoint anyone out there who has great faith in my personal indefatigableness, but I have to admit that yes, sometimes I do get tired. Very tired. Exhausted even.

Just yesterday, in fact, I was feeling especially tired. Tired of emails. Tired of dishes. Tired of phone calls. Tired of bickering... READ MORE 

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Parental Grace

* is the only thing that prevents me from crying out, “What do you want? For the love of all that is lovable, what on earth do you WANT already?” when the baby cries out “Mama, Mama!” just one more time at the end of a long day.

* is what helps me keep a straight face when a 6-year-old boy glances nervously backwards and asks in all earnestness, “Which shoulder does your guardian angel sit on?”... READ MORE 



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