Category: Parenting
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Big Hands, I Know You’re the One
Does the fact the my two year old daughter goes around singing songs about masterbation make me a bad parent? I can’t believe I just opened up that can of worms. But I feel…
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Dollar Signs in Their Slimy Little Eyes
It’s funny – when you owe someone money, say a creditor, they are MORE than present in your life.. The phone calls.. The fear-inducing letters from “law firms”.. The mean, bully of a collector…
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“Mean Mommy…. Hate Mommy! Hate HER!”
Where my daughter learned the word “hate” I still can’t fathom.. I’m sure it came from me screaming about hating the ridiculous driver in front of me at some point in our day, but…
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Hey Hey Mama, Said the Way You Move, Gonna Make You Sweat, Gonna Make You Groove
Robert Plant Robert Plant Robert Plant Robert Plant!!!!!!! Forget Nicole Kidman.. Donna Summer?? Yeah. Whateve. Last night a legend walked into the door of my cafe.. He was stunning. Even at, what is he?,…
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There are Some Things That a Girl Will Never Understand..
….. like why it is entertaining and fun for a boy to see what it’s like to pee in an air conditioning vent. Yesterday I awoke to a smell that reminded me of the…
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Finding Your Crew..
It’s that time of the month again – noooo, not that time of the month… The time of the month where, apparently, everything falls apart for a couple of days. Nap time is warfare. …
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Setting Fire To The Apron Strings…
My visit with my mom was, well, nice. But, I find myself, this Monday morning, looking up article after article about mending the strains between mothers and daughters that seem, in the most cliched way…
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“I never forget a face. But, in your case, I’ll make an exception.”
Today is Groucho Marx’s birthday. Take a minute and reminisce.
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Here We Go Again…
So, those of you on the edge of your seat wondering when and if we are going to finally get a TV – your time has come! But we are entirely hiding it from…
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France Can Wait…
My mom comes into town next week. I am thrilled by this, of course. But, like most mothers and daughters, we have a, well, sort of unbalanced relationship. We are best friends with complicated…