The things I write about are FAR from interesting (except the day I smashed Lou Gramm in the sack with my grocery cart), but writing about them forces me to see the humor and the absurd in the day to day routine. As you might remember, I had/have postpartum depression, so next to the happy pills, this has been a huge help to me. And so has your site. And Misfit’s. And Hausfrau, and on and on, because it helps me to know that we’re all going throught the same crap, and that I’m not a bad mom if I sometimes wish they’d just leave me alone.

When I first started writing, I made sure that everything I wrote was at least slightly witty. And like Franny, I was starting to feel the need to perform. So now, I’m just writing, boring, funny, whatever, and it still helps. I’m sure I’ve lost a ton of readers, but I try to remember that forming a fan club wasn’t the purpose of doing this.

Although I’ll be in Fresno signing autographs on Saturday. Please try not to stampede when you see me…