Nope. Just nope. I thought of making that my entire post but then felt it was my motherly duty to explain why I’m so adamantly “nope.” It’s because of bike helmets for all activities,… read more »
Things I Can’t Do While Driving
July 15, 2017I’m pretty flattered that my kids seem to think I’m some sort of magical multi-tasking specimen of mom-tasticness. It is literally EVERY day that I am called in several different directions as I’m on… read more »
I Hate Kids’ Birthday Parties – There, I Said It!
June 30, 2017My younger daughter just turned three. We are totally suffering, or rather, SHE is suffering from “Second Child Syndrome.” You know – how there are 487 million pictures of your first child and you… read more »
Raising a “Mold-Breaking” Child
May 30, 2017I recently read an article about a mom who finally gave in to her daughter’s insistence to have a “boy’s” haircut. I read it as if I was talking to someone about my own… read more »
Mothering in an Age of Hypersensitivity
May 2, 2017Despite my strong use of sarcasm and penchant for jackassery, I tend to have a relatively easygoing personality. I often fly under the radar, never wanting to rock the boat, stir the pot, make… read more »
Mama Drama – Wine Pairings
April 25, 2017I hope I’m not overestimating the use of wine in the day-to-day survival of moms everywhere. I mean, my friends and I are well on our way to perfecting the pour- on-the-move-while-not-spilling-a-drop-and-at-the-same-time-save-a-toddler-from-falling-off-the-chair technique. There… read more »
Wingin’ It
March 28, 2017Before I squeezed two adorably weird looking gnome-people out of my yowzaa, my idea of parenthood was oodles different than it is today. Every woman has an idea of the kind of mom… read more »
Overthinking Mom Reviews: Disney’s “Frozen”
January 10, 2017Spoiler Alert: if you plan on watching this movie for pleasure or curiosity rather than necessity, do not read on. By ‘necessity,’ I mean when you need to get the laundry folded or desire… read more »
The Porkchop Chronicles, Letters From a Christmas Elf
December 15, 2016Christmas traditions are plentiful and often bring moments of endless joy to many. Who doesn’t love lines of screaming babies at the mall waiting to sit on Santa’s lap? What mom doesn’t delight at the… read more »
If you’re a parent, you realize that, on any given day, the criteria by which your children judge you and your mad skillz (my own appraisal) changes. Dramatically. What made you the coolest mom… read more »