Parenting
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Alright, let’s get right to it. Let me ask you, are you aware of something out there in the big ole world that your child can eat that will kill them? Lots of things can gravely injur your child, but what if there was something that you KNEW would kill them if they ate it…
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Welcome to being a Mom of a Teen. There will be plenty of events where you are an innocent bystander to the active life your kid is leading. By the time your teen reaches 19, you will be an expert in ambiguity. A Queen of questioning. A thought leader of clouds. Where is the party?…
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When my daughter was maybe 5, she came up to me and said she watched a show (maybe Blues Clues or Backyardigans) and learned about Blue Prints and she wanted to know if they also had Pink Prints. Oh, you clever child! You feminist! Love it! Just like her Mama, I thought. Not so fast…
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This is a little ditty I created while on a work trip away from the fam. Sometimes it rhymes and sometimes it doesn’t. Whatever! I’ll miss you I’ll miss you when I’m at work I’ll miss you on the plane I’ll be thinking of you on my conference call with big haired Elaine I’ll miss…
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Every Mom has one. A time of the year when literally everyone’s birthday happens all at once. Three kids born in February and a parent in March. Two kids born in June, a brother and also a Grandparent in June. When you reach the end of the month you say to friends, “I never want…
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“I have no clean underwear” said my husband as I was unpacking from my business trip. I was half paying attention. “What?” I asked. “I have no clean underwear.” He said again. I’m still not getting it. Then it hit me, oh my god, HE WAS WAITING FOR ME TO WASH HIS UNDIES. But I…
Always the Last to Bed 