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The 5 Worst TV Shows I’ve Ever Loved

Television’s a funny thing, isn’t it? It can motivate, inspire, teach, entertain, and infuriate. Trends will come and go, but one thing is certain: We love bad... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
The Purse

I bought my daughter a ‘My First Purse’ for Christmas, complete with ‘lipstick’, a mirror, a ‘cell phone’, and keys.A few mornings ago, I watched as her twin... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION
A Tropical Contact High. Or Not.

It all started the day I sent my husband to the warehouse store. Sure, he’d been to the warehouse store alone many times. I was never worried anything would go... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
Hey, I’ll Give You a Sticker!

So, we’ve enacted Reward Chart Protocol at Camp Bernaba. We were giving out stickers before, but found the preferred place to stick them turned out to be the ba... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
Jailbreak: A Guest Post by Colleen of The Family Pants

Colleen Thoele is also known as Mama Pants. She is a child advocate, awesome wife, best mother ever, worst mother ever, greatest sister of all time and lover... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
Deeper Than Skin Deep

I sat in the hairdresser’s chair, furtively eyeing the woman to my right. She looked a rather well-preserved fifty. Her lashes hung thickly and heavily over... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION
My Kind of Bucket List!

I’m not a huge fan of ‘bucket lists’. I’m not a fan of widely-ingested and promptly regurgitated catchphrases in general. Don’t get me wrong; I love Morgan... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
Lovin’ Mom of Boys: A Guest Post by Danielle of Things Carter Says…

Danielle Jefferson is a tell-it-like-it-is kind of mom who knows that parenting is hard…but tequila helps. When she’s not looking for her next margarita, she... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION
You’re Not All That: Realizations of Motherhood by Bridgette of Shortcut Girl

Bridgette Gallagher is a high school English teacher in Saratoga Springs, NY. She is the proud Mom to Parker, 3, an amazing little redhead and Celia,1, the... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
Parenting on Either Side of Tragedy

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was three months out of college, single, and getting used to ‘the real world’. And by ‘real world’, I mean single, with ... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION
The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey

My family is a little bit difficult to please. I’ve talked about it in no particular detail at earlier points. If you cook a meal, they’ll be looking for the... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
The Smurfs on TMZ

Smurf Village’s most scandalous family is out of control again!Last night, a TMZ staffer caught Vanity Smurf leaving Rolling Hills Aesthetics Center, for what i... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
Dove, You’re the Only One Who Understands Me

The moment I stepped into the kitchen at the ungodly hour of 6:30 this morning, I knew it was going to be a bad day. I’d had the children from 6am to 6pm for th... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
Social Media: Walking the Line Between Love and Hate

Have you ever loved something so much that you almost hate it? Or you love it for a while and then things turn sour?Well, I’m in a relationship from which I... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
An Open Letter to Baby Houseman Re: Your Relationship with Johnny Castle

I’ve been struggling with whether or not to write this, because a) how irrelevant can one get, and 2) really, who cares?But it keeps knocking around in my... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
Existentially Yours

Coexist (Photo credit: pbyrne)My husband and I are very different creatures. I’m the more spiritual, touchy-feely type, where he’s the rational scientist. Read more
Posted on 25 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION
The Mexican Standoff

Life with a three-year-old has been interesting so far. My son has all the defiance of a two-year-old, but with the calculation of a child much older. Read more
Posted on 23 March 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
The Tax Lady

My husband and I went to a tax preparer a few days ago. It was a pretty standard interaction for us, since we had gone to the same office for the past three... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
The Times, They Are a-Changin’

Before you get too excited, I’m not a Dylan fan. I just need to throw that out there before the Official Bob Dylan Fan Club starts emailing me. In all... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION
To the Cute-ish Couple in Babies R Us with the Registry Gun…

You may not have seen me over the weekend, running into the store quickly to replace a toilet lock an impatient guest ripped off our toilet during our kids’... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2013 HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION