Chasing The Gerber Dragon

Just further proof that if you want something done right in this world, you have to do it yourself. Another anxiety-addled blog about the pursuit of single motherhood. Join me, won't you?

Sunday, March 8, 2026

Birthday month

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We’re just back from two weekends in a row out in the desert. I have to say, going out this weekend probably wasn’t the best idea. Despite a...

Saturday, February 21, 2026

First crutches

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We were supposed to be in the desert this weekend, but early yesterday I got a call from Theo’s school that he had landed badly on his ankle...

Friday, February 13, 2026

Mid-February updates

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Theo went on his 6th grade trip to Catalina this week, which meant one crazy day of getting up at 5:30 AM to drop him at school with his sui...

Monday, February 2, 2026

Sand surfing

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For some reason I’m not able to upload photos anymore - I’ll have to try to fix this. So you’ll just have to take it from me that we had a b...

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Something broke

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I spent all weekend singing at the only local swing dance event other than mine, which is always stressful because I’m singing with the orch...

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Waiting for the flood

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Is he dead yet? No. Now apparently we’re on the brink of invading Greenland. Will that be enough for people to turn on him? Will anything? W...

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

January

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It’s January. Kids are back in school this week, Bobby finally got his giant pants back from the dry cleaner where I was having them hemmed ...

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wottadoll: Los Angeles, CA, United States; From thinker to tryer to single mom by choice to Robert (AKA Mr. Bumpus) and Theo (AKA Ruckus). I am currently a contact person for SMC covering the Los Angeles area. If you'd like to join our monthly meetings please email me at wottadoll@gmail.com

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