Any remote fears of my twelve year old daughter developing low self-esteem dissolved the second she showed me pictures of this school year’s first crush.

Opening her laptop, Mali prepares me for the shock. “Brian (my husband/her stepfather) said we could be twins.” She presents me with her desk top wallpaper: a collage of this dude we’ll call Amadeus. And yes, he shockingly resembles the girl that came from my womb.…

You guys!  It is a Wednesday morning and I am SITTING ON MY COUCH...WRITING... NOT VOLUNTEERING AT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS!!!!!!!  Can you tell I am freaking super happy?!  And (drumroll......) I don't volunteer again until Tuesday!  Fuck It Tuesday: Me Edition worked!!!!  If you don't no what the heck I am talking about, click on the link.  If you're new here and have no clue  what I am talking about, well you have…

Most of us know all too well what it means to have a "crush" on someone. And unfortunately, we also know that it's not called a "crush" for nothin' since someone's heart is generally the thing that's actually crushed. This infatuation with another person can occur at all different ages and apparently can even happen as young as second grade. Yeah, second…