Because someone, somewhere, thinks that your parenting sucks. Might as well celebrate it.
“What do you want to do?” “I don’t know. What do you want to do?” “I dunno.” “Movie?” “Too late.” “Gym?” {shoots daggers} “Bike ride?” “Not in the mood.” “Dinner?” “Ok.” “What should we eat?” “I dunno.” “Thai?” “No.” “Sushi?” “Nah.” “Burgers?” And so it goes, week after week. We’ve dropped off the kids, we [...]
My daughter’s seventh (hold me) birthday is coming up, and all I’ve been hearing for eight months is, ‘Mom! I want a bowling party!’ or, ‘Mom! I want a horse-riding party!’ or, ‘Mom! I want a princess tea party!’ So naturally, in the face of all of these suggestions, I have done nothing. My daughter’s [...]
It’s been more than 1½ years since my husband generously agreed to see Twilight: Eclipse with me, in exchange for me going to see The A-Team with him. In his folly, we saw Eclipse first, and by time we had the opportunity (read: babysitter) to go back to the movies a few weeks later for [...]
I am a fan of The Hunger Games. Also, of Twilight. I know! I’m a unique flower and my taste in the arts in nothing less than avant-garde. That said, not all over-consumed pop-culture pap is created equal, and I’m not just trying to be like the fickle 13-year-olds sitting next to me in the [...]
I recently watched an episode of Parenthood, wherein Haddie Braverman suspects that her cousin Amber might be off having fun with her cute, young, politician boss, and goes and tells her own mother, who immediately jumps up and drives half the night to break up the pair of consenting adults before anything, I don’t know, [...]
The least shocking news of 2012 broke this week, with deep South, deep-fat fryin’ down-home cooking guru Paula Deen admitting that she has type-2 diabetes, something the rags have been dishing on for years. With signature recipes including Southern Fried Chicken, Cheese Biscuits, Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding and Paula’s Fried Butter Balls, as well as [...]
We have really been enjoying our winter break. I mean, really enjoying our winter break. In fact, winter break 2011/2012 may go down as being one of the best winter breaks we’ve ever had. Naw, we’re not spending it in Hawaii or on a picturesque mountain somewhere – heck, we haven’t even gone into the [...]
Who doesn’t love lists? These are not even things that were necessarily new in 2011, just new to me. Or things I loved over the new stuff. Please to enjoy. 5 Books That I Loved in 2011 The 19th Wife – David Eberhoff Mormons! Murder! Intrigue! I’m all about the sisterwives, so this tale, a [...]
I know that this time of year is supposed to be all, happy happy joy joy, but the truth is, there is much about this season that just sucks. Between juggling family obligations, wrapping up school, work and all of those presents – which, of course you have to buy first, causing no amount of [...]
In a disturbing twist on the traditional Santa pics, an Arizona gun club is offering family pictures with Santa – and a few automatic weapons. Apparently seen as fun for the whole family, the club lets you pose with such Peace On Earth harbingers as a grenade launcher, a machine gun, a rifle on a [...]
Upon having each of my babies, I received a very generous amount of gifts. Some gifts were from well-wishers that did not necessarily know me or my politics very well, and while I was touched by their thoughtfulness, some of the gifts were not appropriate for us. There is not really any delicate way of [...]
Well, it’s the second week of November and the Halloween decorations have already been replaced by big red sleighs. That can only mean one thing: ready or not, Christmas is on its way. And that means, Christmas music is here. Already. Nearly two months out. Now, I love a good O Holy Night or Good [...]
The story playing out on my TV is a gruesome, albeit familiar, one, something probably even ripped from the headline of a news story I read last year. A baby has disappeared, a young mother is distraught, but not as distraught as a gravel-voiced investigator thinks she should be and a mother-in-law seems shady. By [...]
What are you going to be for Halloween? It’s a question we ask and answer over and over again at this time of year, whether we will be taking our children trick-or-treating for the first time, or trying to out-do our friends at the annual costume party. And there are many of us that put [...]
Last week, my daughter brought home a handout from school, alerting parents that students could now take part in the school’s food plan. Each Wednesday until the winter break, students would have the opportunity to enjoy lunch delivered straight to the classroom. The cost of the meals ranged from $2.00 to $3.50 per week. So [...]
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