Mothering Many

You know, I talk to my kid through the course of the day. There here, I’m here and the words, they just kinda flow naturally between us: mom can I, no, mom can I, no. You know how it is, I’m sure. I sometimes think my children intentionally misunderstand me, mostly about the no part, and then sometimes I wonder how any of us understand each other at all ever. I was reminded of this when I looked up the word elliptical last night. Now if you are a guy, you probably thought immediately of an exercise machine. And also, you are probably wondering how the heck you got here, and frankly, so am I, but ok, here you are, hello and welcome.

But! what if you are a reader? Elliptical also means pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse (shaped like an egg) and expressed with extreme or excessive economy; relieved of irrelevant matter (to the point) and tending to be ambiguous, cryptic, or obscure (confusing). Oh, and if you are a writer, it means those period things… you know…the ones we use to indicate we are thinking…or shifting our view point a bit…or are just plain crazy.

Suddenly, I have a new respect for Clinton. Maybe he really didn’t know what is is.