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More Than Enough Winking

by Alex Iwashyna

in Reading & Writing Elsewhere

I posted a picture of myself trying to wink with my right eye, which luckily I can’t because I wouldn’t be able to tell my right from my left if I could. Happily and unexpectedly, some freaders played along…

sellabitmum wink

My superstar sellabitmum because she sent me my first wink.

conscientiousblog wink

The make-up-less wink from ConscientiousConfusion.com and her toddler photobomb of adorableness.

walt wink

The fabulous Walt wink and his lucky puppy.

Katie winks

My sweet sister and her winking chipmunk cheeks.

@MegRSB wink

The @MegRSB Elvis lip curl distracts you from her inability to wink. Genius.

Erica's Son's Winking

Erica told her son to be a pirate and his argh made him a winking master. She’s officially my parenting guru in the most important sense of that word… winking.

Denise wink

Denise’s wink is my favorite because she has decided to never wink again, and she still let me post it. She’s my double-favorite!

Chara wink

As if I should’ve been surprised to get a sassy double wink from my friend Chara.

Abby winking on Benadryl

And this is the hilarious Abby trying to wink on Benadryl. I’m pretty sure she pulled a muscle.

Nicole family wink

And of course, as Nicole as says: “The family that winks together, stays together. Probably.”

Billie RightfromLeft

So this isn’t a wink (obviously) but this is how my friend, Billie, tells her left from her right. I’m not so weird after all.

You should either visit these people’s blogs, high-five them in real life or find friends like them because THEY ARE ALL AWESOME.

When I’m not in love with my freaders and their ability to be ridiculous, I’m becoming more popular by reading and writing elsewhere.


My Other Hangouts (don’t tell my blog):

  • How Big Is Your Village?: On Richmondmom, I am confronted with possibly drunk young teenagers while out with my kids, and I decide to focus on my family instead of finding someone to tell about the teenagers. Did I do the right thing? What should I do next time?
  • Moms on Breast Cancer: On Circle of Moms and in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, my piece on Cancer Politics was included in a blogger round-up.
  • Halloween Toddler Crafts That Look Cute Even Though Your Kid Did Most Of The Work: On This Blogger Makes Fun Of Stuff, a Halloween craft I did when my kids were toddlers, but I had them do it again to take pictures so this whole post kinda makes fun of itself. However, the craft is still awesome.

Favorite posts I didn’t read, I mean, write:

  • An Open Letter to Ann Coulter: From Special Olympics Blog, John Franklin Stephens’ response to Ann Coulter (again) using the R-word is amazing. Read it. (thoughtful)
  • Halloween DIY: Family Fun Themes: From She Knows, my Halloween costume skills prowess got picked up in their homemade costume roundup. Jessica Watson went with our always-awesome Still-life Painting Family Costume complete with an apple, a banana, a bunch of grapes, a bowl and a large wooden frame. All handmade. (BOOYAH!)
  • The Tonight Show: From Jay Leno, President Obama just after video minute 1:30 makes a fantastic joke about growing up with Donald Trump. (hilarious)

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Chara October 26, 2012 1

Yes! I made the blog!! Love all the pictures. Such a fun idea. You have some great readers!!

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Alex Iwashyna October 26, 2012 2

you’re fantastic for playing and reading my blog for as long as you have.

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tracy@sellabitmum October 26, 2012 3

I’m winking at you right now. Can you feel it?
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Abby October 26, 2012 4

Yay! I’m officially famous. And you’re right…I did pull a muscle. Is it weird that it’s a muscle in my leg, though, and not my face? ;)

Oh, lookie there! Another wink! :)
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Jenny B October 26, 2012 5

Yay, there are just not enough weird pics of me out on the internets so I am happy to be a part of this post! Also, totally love Walt and his dog!!
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Nicole October 26, 2012 6

Hey! That’s me up there! Oh. And my kids. They will be so stoked that they’re now famous on the internet.

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PsychMamma October 26, 2012 7

Love it! My daughter (6) remembers her right from her left because she has a cute little freckle/birthmark on the side of her right pinky finger!

*wink*
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Denise October 26, 2012 8

Awesome. Just awesome.
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Katie October 26, 2012 9

How do you (and others) not understand the L on the left hand? That’s the easiest way!! Go to shooter position then put the index finger toward the sky. The one that is a capital L is the left! It’s the best method! LOL! I guess I should send a pic!

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Maggie S. October 29, 2012 10

I didn’t know there were people who couldn’t… I just thought it was a practice thing.

Is Billie holding an imaginary pencil? That’s how I do it?
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Alex Iwashyna October 29, 2012 11

I have been practicing! I think Billie feels for the callus caused by the way she holds a pencil.

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hilljean October 29, 2012 12

I guess winking can be quite the challenge. I’m feelin’ pretty foxy right now seeing that I can do both eyes easy peasy.
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Alex Iwashyna October 29, 2012 13

Although if you read my original post that started all this winking at me business, I long ago decided that only winking one eye made me a demi-god. Of course, I thought I was all alone in my abilities then… now my god-ness is kinda crowded.

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Lady Jennie November 3, 2012 14

That is so awesome! But I think we might need to think up a new word than freaders. I was thinking free-loaders? Free-readers? The word friend didn’t even enter my mine right away. There might be something wrong with me.
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