About
Welcome to the Bats! meow… blog 
Come on it, grab a cup of tea, and have a seat. We have a lot to talk about.
Not that I’m necessarily all that interesting.
I’m a wife and mother, just like many other women you see every day. I own my own business, just like many other people you see on a regular basis. The difference falls, I expect, in the aesthetic that I wrap myself in.
You see… I’m a goth. Yes, one of them. And my husband is as well. We dye our hair black, paint our nails black, dress most often in head-to-toe black. We, like many of our contemporaries, find an elusive beauty in the darker things that many people walk straight past without even noticing. We do enjoy a curious fascination with skulls, bats, and spiders – and we share this with our children. We even created our clothing company, Bats! meow…, to assist other parents in sharing their love of goth culture and fashion with their children.
I won’t lie; we have gotten many different responses to our parenting style. Strangers will criticize for the way we look and the hobbies we enjoy [or even for assumptions that they make about our lifestyle]. Still, we know we have amazing kids – they’re respectful and polite, on the honor roll, active in dance and other activities. They’re the kids you want to have. Yes, they act up sometimes; yes, they get in trouble and get grounded; yes, they fight – they’re kids, not robots. But all-in-all, I think we’ve done a good job and I firmly believe our connection with the goth community has influenced some parenting choices in a very positive direction.
To help you keep the players in our life, let me introduce you to our family members you should expect to see regularly. When friends start making regular appearances here, I’ll introduce them as well.
The Family:
SHEILA: 40, the mama. Currently not working out of the house after losing my job in January, 2009. I have a BA in Literature and I love writing and reading. Someday, I’ll finish that novel.
ERIC: 40, the daddy. Sheila’s husband of 17 years. Works for a publishing company in Indianapolis. Has his BA in Theatre; and an MA in Interpersonal Communication. He’s recently started painting and he’s really good.
JORDAN: 13, our oldest son. An honors student and relatively social. He’s a reader and loves to be online.
ALEK: 11, our youngest son. The ‘active’ one in the bunch. He needs to be reminded to slow down – often.
RAVYNN: 8, our oldest daughter. The princess. Definitely a girly-girl who loves her dolls and pretty things. She’s a reader and maybe the most introverted of the kids.
WHISPER: 6, the baby. A performer who is always ‘on’. She’s never met a stranger.
There is also BATS! MEOW… which is a personality all on it’s own.
I look forward to helping you get to know us – and getting to know you. Comment regularly, please.
