- Joined
- Jul 14, 2005
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- New Yorker in California
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Hey gang, I'm up here in the Northeastern US and just found the forums (again) today, so I joined. I padded myself with many (many) posts in the "padding your posts" link so I can use a custom avatar.
I did so many (12) I think they'll have to boot me into the real forums for some fresh air and real posts.
I'm mom to three young boys (4, 7 and 10) and now am home full time to enjoy my guilt of never having a spotless home, for not homeschooling, and for hating my neighbors. My husband says I would make a great Catholic Italian - mia culpa. No wonder I love the Sopranos.
I love my husband. I really do! Amazing - especially for a jaded (but still young) divorcee from her highschool sweetheart. The one thing that's the best and worst simultaneously is his involvement in our family. He is so involved, it's a blessing AND a nightmare.
I had a middle class upbringing with a nonexistent family life and though I wasn't abused, I come with an entire line of Pierre Cardin baggage. Add the craziest fluctuating hormones, an assinine ex husband, unsupportive parents, high cost of living, and a bipolar son to the mix and it's enough to write about for a very long time.
I'm currently trying to decide on a few MAJOR issues in life - like whether to have another baby, and what to serve for dinner. I've forced the family into early retirement from 99% of meat eating and by god, they will love it.
I'm all over the place in writing - as with life. I hope to leave my mark in greeting cards, novels, short fiction, screenwriting, children's writing, essays and more.
I have had a fairly successful rate of acceptance in non-fic parenting articles, but I quickly decided interviewing and articles just aren't for me - especially with kids at home and especially because I prefer to write when I am passionate, and fix it later - I hate waiting on queries so long I lose my will to do the piece.
So that's the long short version of me.
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I did so many (12) I think they'll have to boot me into the real forums for some fresh air and real posts.
I'm mom to three young boys (4, 7 and 10) and now am home full time to enjoy my guilt of never having a spotless home, for not homeschooling, and for hating my neighbors. My husband says I would make a great Catholic Italian - mia culpa. No wonder I love the Sopranos.
I love my husband. I really do! Amazing - especially for a jaded (but still young) divorcee from her highschool sweetheart. The one thing that's the best and worst simultaneously is his involvement in our family. He is so involved, it's a blessing AND a nightmare.
I had a middle class upbringing with a nonexistent family life and though I wasn't abused, I come with an entire line of Pierre Cardin baggage. Add the craziest fluctuating hormones, an assinine ex husband, unsupportive parents, high cost of living, and a bipolar son to the mix and it's enough to write about for a very long time.
I'm currently trying to decide on a few MAJOR issues in life - like whether to have another baby, and what to serve for dinner. I've forced the family into early retirement from 99% of meat eating and by god, they will love it.
I'm all over the place in writing - as with life. I hope to leave my mark in greeting cards, novels, short fiction, screenwriting, children's writing, essays and more.
I have had a fairly successful rate of acceptance in non-fic parenting articles, but I quickly decided interviewing and articles just aren't for me - especially with kids at home and especially because I prefer to write when I am passionate, and fix it later - I hate waiting on queries so long I lose my will to do the piece.
So that's the long short version of me.
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to the Cooler, Gina!