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?

Saturday, April 18, 2026

April ennui

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I’m experiencing my usual April ennui - it’s sort of an in-between time, when the major holidays are behind us but summer is still months aw...

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Back on the app

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After some fiddling around, I was able to get back on the old blog app on my phone and upload photos for the boys’ birthdays, yay! So I’m ba...

Bobby is fourteen

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Bobby is fourteen! The same age I was when my mother remarried and I went to live in the husband’s old studio apartment in the East Village ...

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Theo is twelve

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We celebrated Theo’s birthday at a conveyor belt sushi place in a Japanese market in Gardena last night, followed by cake at home and the bi...

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...

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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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