Bella C.

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Phone sex & wondering if I now wish I hadn't told some friends about this blog

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 11, 2009, 11:32 am
So late this morning, I came to my senses and realized that while my day had started way better than most of yours probably had, it also wasn't really going the way it needed to. Inasmuch as: ...
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Choose your costume carefully. Otherwise you could end up in therapy, too.

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 10, 2009, 6:44 pm
This piece could just as appropriately have been labeled with any of the following titles: Ghost, Ghoul... Funky Scary Thing of Halloween Past Cut Her Some Slack, She's Doing the Best S...
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If you want the skinny, keep the glee out of your voice when she calls to vent

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2009, 9:28 pm
A word to the wise: if you have any interest whatsoever in getting the dirt on which one of your sister's children has been blackmailing another one - and why - then pay attention to what I have t...
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Reading while driving... and it's not a map

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 8, 2009, 4:31 pm
On slow news days at Lunatic Family Tree - which is to say days in which nobody in my family makes me walk around shaking my head incredulously - we like to show videos. Today's video is of this g...
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Qualifying me for "loon" status, too; on crafting the manipulative boyfriend text message

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 11:28 pm
So one of the hardest thing about being 3400 miles away from your honeyman is the time difference. Not in the middle of the day when you're both awake and able to talk like normal people take for ...
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The one in which I tell you how exciting it is when Google finds your brand new blog

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 7:37 pm
Okay, fine. It's bragging. It's just that I have to tell somebody since this blog is, well, y'know, mostly anonymous. It's not like I can call up my mom and say, "Yo, Mom! Check it out...
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When you prefer the company of your imaginary friend's friend, over the imaginary friend herself...

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 10:03 am
Having pondered the situation more carefully, I finally hit upon some evidence that maybe Issa isn't completely without lunacy in her generally-balanced makeup. The topic emerged during conversati...
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The one with the healthy self-esteem

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 7:03 am
Me: Isn't it excellent that I gifted you as the cool one on my new blog? Issa: You didn't gift me with anything. I am the cool one!
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Not only is honesty sometimes the best policy, today it was the ONLY policy!

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 4:53 pm
It's well-covered territory that my sister, Issa, and I are super-close and that since we live fairly close to each other, we spend a lot more time together than my other siblings and I do. Most o...
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That lawnmower went a little too far this time...

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 9:16 am
We've touched on household appliances already, but never lawnmowers. Today I thought we'd enjoy another edition of "At least you're not in my family." With no further ado...
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If only he'd waited 5 minutes before he walked into the room**

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 2:31 pm
**Submitted by Holly, in Derby, KS This one's just overheard, but I thought it might be good for your blog. I heard these two ladies talking the other day: Lady 1: The only thing I can get th...
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There are no liquor stores, OR 12 year olds in her story, but otherwise there's a wee resemblance

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 9:41 am
When The Bloggess started following me on Twitter after I retweeted something funny she posted, first I was all, I Can Die Happy Now, As I Have Reached The Pinnacle Of Twitter Euphoria And It's No...
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It's not so much what she said, but how she said it that I adore so much

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 8:47 am
This morning, before I'd mustered the energy bothered to get out of bed, I grabbed my phone to check email. One of my notes was from Issa. Here is what I read: "Yeah, so I guess I shouldn'...
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Nobody told him the reason long distance relationships would be so hard is because sometimes aliens would take over my brain...

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 4, 2009, 11:04 am
On the phone earlier with My Very, Very, VERY Far Away Honeyman, we had ourselves a tiresome little conversataion. I wish I could put the blame on him. Perhaps I exaggerate a little. Then again, ...
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The tiredness of parenting changes all the existing rules of sibling interactions

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 12:24 pm
After a bit of Fun With Auntie Time in which little munchkin discovered the joy of markers (heretofore avoided in his home for very good reason, I discovered,) while Issa, grateful for the break, sat ...
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Creeping up on being ready for lamination: My list of 5

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 10:18 am
In the interest of keeping your LFT blogger happy, we will be taking a necessary diversion from the daily brew of family insanity, and playing with slightly undeniably more important topics today. It&...
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Anatomically correct labels, Motherrrrr!

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 2, 2009, 9:16 am
Last time I was in the same town as my mom and nephew Noah, we spent a lot of time in the bathroom together. Because my nephew is potty-trained, sure, but he's still at that stage of life in which...
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What to do about pictures?

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 2, 2009, 8:29 am
So far, there are no pictures on this blog. To repeat readers, it's obvious why. If you're new here: this blog has to be anonymous. To protect my sweet family from getting their feelings hurt ...
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In the file where I kept my notes before starting this blog, I called this one "Bibles on appliances"

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 9:22 pm
I think it would both annoy and amuse Grammy C. that I keep thinking about her and Heather B. Armstrong at the same time. Annoy, because Grammy C. was very, v e r y religious. And, well, Heather is no...
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Ten ways my life would be different if my last name were Duggar

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 2:47 pm
Since I started throwing stories about my family out into the web, I think about the idea of "family" in new and interesting ways. Today I read on Huffington Post that Michelle Duggar is pregnant with...
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When you ask me for a favor, keep the sneering to a minimum. Mmmmkay?

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 12:46 pm
May I vent for a second? Yes? Thank you. So my brother Bob just called to say that he and his wife will be passing by close to me on their way to a conference. And although they're taking Jonah...
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The 22 year old who now calls me. At least HE'S not in my family.

Bella C. posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 9:34 am
So I've been going quietly about my business, allowing the awareness that I might just have a problem settle into a tiny space in the back of my brain where perhaps I'm hoping other experienti...
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The Queen of Crazy and her own special approach to "personal security"

Bella C. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 11:29 pm
"Grammy C" is the Appalachian-born woman who brought my mom into the world. I've been meaning to tell you about this person. The person who may have had the most significant impact on me during my...
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Thoughts on societal responses to tears and how early experiences stick with you

Bella C. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 7:53 pm
It occurred to me that I promised lots of funny. This post isn't, as it turns out, really all that funny. Except for that one little tiny piece, which you'll know when you see. But otherwise? ...
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Such a forward-thinking man

Bella C. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 12:24 pm
On the telephone with Andy, I misunderstand something he said. Then I realized my error. Me: "I'm sorry. Sometimes I get a little confused." Him: "That's all right, darlin. I know you do. I ...
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You might called it a Laid Back parenting style

Bella C. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 5:30 am
On the phone with Issa yesterday, I said to her, "Quick, give me something about your parenting style that was completely informed by your membership in our family tree" Her response? "What kind of...
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If your father had a blog...

Bella C. posted an article on - Aug 30, 2009, 9:24 pm
From a phone conversation with a friend tonight: Him: "So my dad started a new blog. Me: "Is it about Jesus, like my dad's would be if he had a blog?" Him: "Oh
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Creatively finding a lift home from the bar**

Bella C. posted an article on - Aug 30, 2009, 6:29 pm
**Submitted by Helene Not really a part of the story, but a super-smiley detail as a bonus! I was out drinking the other night and my friend, to whom I am not related in actuality but who really ou...
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