The Perfect Storm
This where I tell my three male readers that now would be a great time to check out the NFL lockout situation, review your stock portfolio, or call your mother. Because you ain’t gonna be a fan of this post. …
101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids review and giveaway!
The good news is that IÂ finally got MacDreamy2 fixed today without having to humble myself at the Genius Bar. The bad news is that it took the better part of my “the kids are at school” day and I’m just …
Life with a 10 year old hacker
Don’t forget! Monday 16 May is the day I choose a winner in the 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids giveaway! Leave a comment (advice to a gifted kid, or advice you wish someone had given you) on the interview …
Bad blogger. Bad, bad!
Don’t forget to enter the 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids giveaway! You have until Monday, 16 May! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once upon a very long time ago (2006), I started a wee little blog after a year of reading blogs all …
101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids: An interview with Christine Fonseca
I am honored, blessed, lucky, pleased, delighted, and thesaurus-dependent to bring another interview with the awesome and inspiring Christine Fonseca. If you remember, last fall Christine was interviewed here for her book, Emotional Intensity, and today she is again my …
Welcome to the Wild Wild World of 2e!
So. You have found out a kid in your life is twice-exceptional! Congrats…kinda. You’re in for one helluva ride…definitely. You have no idea what to expect…certainly. There’s no need to fear! ChaosMom is here! Sorry. Underdog reference. No idea why …
Random Thursday Thoughts
You know how sometimes you walk around and your mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives? I call that Thursday. Whatever I did to jank up my wrist, I’m sorry …
It’s a different world today
I cannot rejoice in the death of a madman. Too many innocents have died at his hand. I cannot celebrate. Too many have cried. I do not feel relief or joy. Too many other madmen want to cause us pain …
Gifted kids are not like other kids
Oh, I’m sure that title alone will piss some people off. Because, you know, gifted means the child in question is smarter, prettier, more special, more deserving, walks on water, dispenses poop in scented plastic baggies, and has absolutely no …
It’s the end of the world as we know it
I’m sure we’ve all heard the oft-repeated phrase, “God doesn’t give you more than you can handle.” It’s been said to me more than once…can’t imagine why. At some point, likely in the very near future, I’m going to snap, …