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Professional computer geek and linguist living in Germany, doing infosec stuff and being the freakiest mother ever.
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Tag Archives: parenthood
Ok, seriously, LEAVE THE GIRL ALONE.
As much as it annoys me to know that if Obama or Biden had daughters that were pregnant, the Republican and Evangelical blagosphere would be aflame with accusations that the parents clearly had no morals and had raised their child … Continue reading
Behind in every possible way…
Having fought a life-long battle against procrastination (and I blame educational mainstreaming for this – why start a report 8 weeks in advance if you can start writing it the evening beforehand, spend three hours on it, and still get … Continue reading
Aaaaaaargh…
So in order not to scare the parents of newborns off so badly that they all decide to give up before their babies hit three months, I’m pretty sure that society is holding back information, only to be doled out … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, family, parenthood, sleep deprivation, sleep-impaired drivel, Torsten
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What is this “real life” of which you speak?
One of the things about having a baby is that all of this literature for new parents begins to arrive at your house, and you have no idea which of it you solicited and which of it you didn’t. Furthermore, … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, being a grownup, education, education junkie, good things, language, Life, NaNoWriMo, novels, parenthood, research, sleep-impaired drivel, teaching, Torsten, travel
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I be da Mommy-blogging slacker…
So right after Mr. T was born (and after I could hold my eyes open for enough blinks consecutively to actually look at a computer screen), I got this great e-card welcoming me to the world of Mommy-blogging from Sarah … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, blogging, Life, parenthood, sleep deprivation, sleep-impaired drivel, stress, Torsten
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3 Months – Super Torsten!
Dearest Torsten, Good grief, 3 months already, and you are totally your own little person now. Now I see why people say their kids grow up too fast – you no longer look like a newborn and you can do … Continue reading
What no one tells you about becoming a parent:
No one tells you how much time you’ll spend in awe watching your child sleep, no matter how much sleep you need, thinking, “God, what did I do to deserve the gift of being this child’s parent?” I swear, I … Continue reading
