Kathryn Mayer • Writing Out Loud
I write stuff down. writer • humorist • activist
Gave my rather attractive husband an unannounced pop-quiz. And glad to say he passed, and in fact, is still alive today to brag about it. Not because he actually passed, but he was smart enough to keep his mouth shut about what he doesn’t know. This post is sure to piss-off the dads at Dadcentric, but fellas? It’s my life. Here’s how it went down: See, you may have heard
…but I can’t complain too much. It’s what he does. Some guys drink, gamble, screw around. Some flirt, turn into sports junkies, internet hounds, live round two through their kids. Workaholics. Mine taps trees. There are worse things. Every spring, or every time the temperature stays freezing at night and ventures into the plus 32 during the day, the sap flows and he’s tapping sugar maples at camp about 3
Upgrade necessary? I think not. Yes, my rather attractive husband (RAH) may indeed believe in Santa, but more often than not, he also believes in me. Last Christmas, my hubby bought a laptop (macbook pro) and an iphone to help me along my way. Which led to major marital brawl, because the previous year I earned zilch. And the year before that, not enough to cover Costco. Not even close.
An irreverent storyteller with a foul mouth and big heart, Kathryn Mayer (aka Kathy and/or Kate) is a writer, humorist, and (former) activist writing out loud with humor and grace about little life moments with big ripples, including the space between parenting and aging parents, social issues, angsty reflections of midlife, and, sigh, gun humpers. Still. Sometimes a big deal, sometimes not Mayer is a national award-winning columnist, according to the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and her essays have been recognized as Voice of … Read More Here...
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xo Kate