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“Mom, why are they afraid of vampires like us?” Answer coming soon.
Why don’t they like us? Why do they fear us? Sounds like other people in the news lately. The key is to talk to your kids. They have questions. Sometimes hard questions that we, as vampire parents (and...
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Musings of a vampire middle school kid…and don’t forget America’s Got Talent...
My 12 year old daughter scanned me up and down then said “You’ve always been a vampire. You were never a regular human.” I imagine there isn’t much regular about any humans, but didn’t comment on her...
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Are there vampires on America’s Got Talent? My vampire kids want to know.
We were piled up like dogs on the couch tonight watching America’s Got Talent. There were some good acts but nothing that really made us say “WOW”. Actually the dogs were great. We loved the dogs. We...
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When Your Romantic Past Meets Your Teens
Pleasant Augustus Van Dusen. Pleasant. He was anything but, for a long period of time. Then again, there was a time I thought I was in love with him. He was exciting and passionate. We lived...
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Seriously Mom? When Your Romantic Vampire Past Meets Your Teens
Pleasant Augustus Van Dusen. Pleasant. He was anything but, for a long period of time. Then again, there was a time I thought I was in love with him. He was exciting and passionate. We lived...
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Kisses That Never Get Old
Kisses that never get old… I walked up the trail under a Maxfield Parrish sky and thought of the loves I have known….Now comes the sound of the needle scratching over the vinyl. There WAS a Maxfield...
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Quiet Beauty of the Season
Quiet Beauty of the Season A snap of twigs Birds in slumber The quiet sounds Of the cold night I take your hand Cold in mine We talk in quite voices Of history and events Love and beauty Of the cold...
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Quiet musings on parenting teens
Quiet Musings on parenting teens from Vampire Maman His cold hand brushes my face, He speaks quietly, Assuring me that our children Are not slipping away into the abyss Called High School. I spend...
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March Madness, Laundry and Vampires
My husband is watching basketball. March Madness. I’m thinking more like March Insanity because I find no amusement in basketball. I’m not much of a football fan either. The guy is a Vampire so you’d...
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Ghost story follow up…
We had a date night. I usually don’t like to use that term. The kids were staying with friends. We went to a party and got our fangs into some good friends. It was fun. But I couldn’t get the Ghost off...
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A Man Should Have What He Wants
A Man Should Have What He Wants A New Story from Juliette aka Vampire Maman A house full of books and the ghosts of what could have been. What can be. Oliver Thomas thought as he sat on the edge of the...
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True Confessions
We, my husband Teddy and I, sat on the deck with a large chemists vial of Martinis and watched the last bit of the sun go over the trees. Teddy smiled at me. “True confession.” We have a game we play...
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Blue Moon
Blue Moon You saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own Blue Moon You know just what I was there for You heard me saying a prayer for Someone I really could care for....
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Short Story Sunday: Grandpa’s Dog
A weekly series of short, fun and unexpected stories… Grandpa’s Dog A short story from Marla Todd “I’m taking him to the vet and having him put down.” Jeff said into the phone. “No you aren’t.” I...
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Short Story Sunday: Stumped
Stumped I just got done removing a stump from the back yard and I’m sitting down to a beer and the game when the doorbell rings, My wife is out shopping and the kids are off with friends. I’m enjoying...
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Had you stayed the way you were
Had You Stayed The Way You Were Had you stayed the way you were The night would have seemed brighter The day would have seemed longer The stars dimmer _______________ Had you stayed the way you were...
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Lost and Found
I was almost shaking I was so hungry. You know how it gets when you’re just light headed and your heart is hardly beating, but if you’re not a Vampire it might beat faster, but anyway, you know the...
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Sometimes…
Sometimes… It is time to let dad talk with the kids without going in and joining in. It is time to let them do their own thing. It is time to sleep with dreams that you don’t share. It is time to clear...
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Morning Ghosts of Passion and Annoyance…
Friday The last day to deal with school in the morning. We get up, or should I say I get up first and deal with the cats and the dog. I deal with my body rejecting any thought of sunrise. Then I wake...
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