November 30th, 2005

Eft Sitting

I can’t decide which is weirder:

The fact that one of Dan’s co-workers asked us to watch his pet eft while he is away for a few days?

Or the fact that I don’t even think twice about keeping an amphibian on my kitchen counter?

November 30th, 2005

About the Sponge

Earlier today Ambrose pulled me aside and made a startling confession: “While I was at the hospital, you left the room for a minute, and I was flipping through the TV channels and I… I… saw some Sponge Bob Square Pants.”

I tried not to laugh.

You see, I don’t let my kids watch Sponge Bob Square Pants. For some of you this probably makes me a bad mom–I

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November 30th, 2005

Faithful Teens

A recent article I wrote about rebellious Catholic teenagers for the National Catholic Register has gotten at least one Catholic teenager up in arms. Here is some of what she writes:

The reason why this article aggravated me is because it is another one of those “I led a bad life, but I have learned my lesson, and look! I didn’t turn out so bad!” Frankly, I am sick of

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