Jennifer McCoy
Your inappropriate friend & parent / anti-racist writer activist / autism, not gun enthusiast / attorney misdemeanant / user of swear words
Goodbye Landcruiser
After eleven years, I sold my cassette deck-bragging 1998 Toyota Landcruiser. It is bittersweet. And now I will say Goodbye Landcruiser. We brought my first daughter, Rowan, home from St. John’s hospital in Tulsa, OK in that car. It made perfect sense at the time since we were increasing our family from two to three that […]
MoreSuperior Parenting Moments
Superior Parenting Moments Rowan drew this hand-less, leg-less crying girl with hair issues when we were on a trip recently. The FBI is investigating. This was the search on my ipad when I went to safari: “im nakid”. I think perhaps a talk is due to the girls. Devlin tells me seventeen times a day […]
MoreI’m Bleeding Profusely
Hi. I’m Bleeding Profusely and Can’t Make It Stop This is going to be a short blog post because it’s hard to type without the help of my left middle finger. Wow- you just don’t appreciate how much you use body parts until you can’t use them. Turns out the middle finger is more useful […]
MoreGetting In Shape Rant
Why is getting into shape not limited to New Year’s goal setting anymore when we can cover ourselves up with a slanket or a snuggie for three more months? Now we have to get in shape for freakin’ everything. Reunions in the Fall. All those judgmental eyes. Only my eyes are the most judgmental of all. […]
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Simplest Toys Are Best
Simplest Toys are Best: Proof We Are All Just Savages I can’t believe it’s been a week since my last blog post. I feel like I’ve been on a desert island for a month! We’ve had company in town. Fourteen folks from three different tribes to be exact. That is in addition to the five […]
MoreAm I a Helicopter Parent?
I Hate Bubble Wrap: Could I Still Be a Helicopter Parent? There’s something clearly wrong with me. I don’t like going to the swimming pool. I capitulated and bought a summer membership to the Shaw Park Pool near where we live because what kind of a selfish mother would I be to deprive my children […]
MoreNewsflash: Insurance Companies Suck
Insurance Companies Suck Words cannot adequately express how deeply I hate insurance companies, and mine in particular. I feel stupid writing this post because it seems like I’m trying to make a big point about how wrong it is to bludgeon puppies and we should really stop people who do that. In other words, I […]
MoreLearning To Ride a Bike
When your child has a hard time learning to ride a bike This is the first year my son Devlin has been old enough to attend MO-FEAT’s Lose the Training Wheels Bicycle Camp. MO-FEAT stands for Missouri Families for the Effective Autism Treatment. It kicks ass. A dozen families and their Special Needs Kid met in a high […]
MoreI Need More Fun in my Life
I’ve forgotten something really important. I need more fun in my life. I’ve been on a jihad against clutter and disorder. I feel like I can’t function until all my shit is where it is supposed to be. Order calms me and helps me function. I’ve been home with the children for two weeks of […]
MoreFather, Keep Up the Good Work
No doubt times are tough, but who are the fatherless employees the card industry is paying to create this year’s crop of soul-less father’s day cards? It pained me to pay the $2.99 for a card that imparted exactly nothing, but I wanted to avoid the “you didn’t even send your father a card on […]
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Orgasm Post-mortem a/k/a My New Apple Computer
My New Apple Computer I have been plagued with First World Problems lately. I have grungy funk under my fingernails from scouring the crap out of my expensive All-Clad stainless fry pan with scotchbrite pads after being inspired by the servants on Downton Abbey, which I can’t decide if I like but have now seen all of season […]
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