One of the predictable effects of raising children is that, as time passes, you find out that you have certain undiscovered skill sets. For instance, until your children become toddlers and try to test their boundaries, you aren't sure whether you have disciplinary skills. Then, the first time your toddler tries to stick an object in an electrical outlet, you quickly find ... Read More
Punishing Your Kids is The Worst Punishment
One of my daughters got into some big trouble for extreme sassiness and overall attitudinal transgressions this week. As a result, I lost the privilege of having friends to dinner and was forced to refrain from watching the movie I wanted to see with my husband. What's that you say? I should not have been punished on account of her misbehavior, which I had nothing to do ... Read More
How to Horrify A Lowe’s Employee in One Easy Step
I was going to write a post about sexy nurse costumes. More specifically, I was going to write about the stupidity of sexy nurse costumes. In fact, I was going to rage about the ridiculousness of women's Halloween costumes in general. This particular beef started a couple of weeks ago when I was shopping at Wal-Mart. I was looking for a Hermione costume for my oldest ... Read More
Three Weird Transitions You Make In Your Forties
1) You become like human wallpaper. In your twenties and maybe even your thirties, when you walk through a room with young men in it, there is a definite vibe sent your way. You don’t even have to be cute. You just have to have functioning ovaries and not smell like wet feet. Maybe these men will talk to you or maybe they won’t but they will notice you are there and ... Read More
I Am the Mom Who Makes You Cringe
Before I had kids, I thought that I would be an excellent mother. You know the one. The mom who brings the cute, homemade "cart cover" to the grocery store and actually remembers to get it out of the car and put it on the cart. That same mom will also inevitably use the available cart strap to keep her toddler safely seated in the cart and will have a bag of whole-grain ... Read More