Category Archives: parenting

Down “Write” Funny – Dad’s Blarney Stone

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Betsy Norman

In honor of all dads this Father’s Day, I’m posting an old story I found while cleaning out my file cabinet. This childhood memory was published years ago in a long-defunct zine. The writing isn’t as polished as it should be, but … Continue reading →

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Down “Write” Funny – Where Do Babies Come From?

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Betsy Norman

Writers refer to their WIPs as “babies.” I mailed my baby out today. I sold my baby! An agent told me my baby was ugly. If you’re a writer, you understood every single one of those sentences. If not, … Continue reading →

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Down “Write” Funny – Here Comes the Judge!

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Betsy Norman

I’m a mama bear. Definition: Shit on me all you want. I have broad shoulders and I know how to flush. However, shit on my spawn, and we got problems, buddy. This is what happened. Gazelle Girl works out at … Continue reading →

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Down “Write” Funny – How Does Band Compare to Writing?

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Betsy Norman

So I’m trapped at yet another one of my spawn’s high school required viewing events. This time, it’s a band concert. I’m scrunched into an auditorium chair clearly built for teenage bodies, playing with my phone like every other parent, … Continue reading →

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Down “Write” Funny – The PT Perk

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Betsy Norman

So my Gazelle Girl damaged one of her hooves. You may have heard about it on my Twitter feed during one of my many #proudmama braggart postings about my track/cross country scholarship-bound spawn. (I swear one of my little ingrates … Continue reading →

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The Iron Uterus – Introduction

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Betsy Norman

*Author’s note: The Iron Uterus is a defunct blog I briefly began and then abandoned in its infancy. I’d like to restart it here to address the ‘mother’ part of my blog. Reader beware – these posts involve the rearing … Continue reading →

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A Down “Write” Funny “Iron Uterus” Halloween Story

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Betsy Norman

Meet my alter-ego – The Iron Uterus. Enjoy this post from the past as my Halloween Treat to you! In third grade, while all the other kids wore their store-bought, lead-based painted mask and tissue-thin plastic tunics with superhero abs … Continue reading →