Come Cross the Line with Me

Welcome to my little corner of the world wide web, where I hope to entertain you with commentary on my life as a wife, mom and freelance writer. First, a little about the name of my blog and its URL. I’m a writer by trade and meticulous (okay, neurotic) about grammar and style, so I like to make sure all my “i”s are dotted and “t”s are crossed; hence, crossinganddotting@wordpress.com.

In addition to being a stickler for sentence structure and syntax (and I enjoy alliteration, too) I apparently have a knack for . . .

Crossing the Line.

If I had a dollar for every time someone has said to me, “no one has ever asked that before,” I’d be blogging from my oceanfront deck on my own private island. I don’t consider myself to be unreasonable; in fact I hate confrontation and do my level best to avoid it. However, I also have a very low tolerance for political correct-ness, and I am the first to admit that diplomacy is not one of my strong suits. So, something as simple as commenting on how much homework my middle schooler has gets me in hot water, as does questioning why 200 6th graders with little or no sailing experience are boarding a schooner for a day without life jackets. You get the idea.

Anyway, thank you for visiting, and whether you’re a kindred spirit who will jump over that line with me without a second thought, or a more even-keeled sort who will watch my antics from the safe side of the line, I hope you enjoy what I have to say, and won’t be afraid to engage. Just be sure not to dangle any participles or misplace your modifiers. Like the bumper sticker my teenager sent me for my Facebook page says, “If you use bad grammar, I will judge you.”

Until next time,

Joan

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