Making my kids hate me one post at a time.
Oh how I miss the days when my single friends and I would gather at one of our houses for 6 straight hours of red carpet glamour and the Academy Awards. There was a tableful of our favorite foods (homemade hors d’oeuvres when we weren’t so busy, a plate of Cheese Krystals when we were) […]
I gotta warn you — this time it’s personal. Last week’s mom shaming trend was a little controversial on the internets. A friend got the trend started (Divine Secrets of a Domestic Diva – her current post features a load of mom-shamers) and then a bunch of other hilarious and honest women carried it on. […]
This morning, while in the bathroom washing my face, I overheard this exchange between father and 4-year-old son: “Take off your pajama pants and put on your jeans.” Followed by various animal and other unintelligible noises and the sounds of pattering feet. “Here, take these and put them on — we’re gonna be late for […]
This past week was a time of milestones for my boys. Meyer hit 33 weeks gestation (even though he’s gestating in an incubator now) and according to BabyCenter, became a pineapple weighing in at 4 pounds. He’s starting to look more like a baby and less like some skinny, wrinkly old man alien. When I […]
Bed Rest, Day 12 Baby’s Gestational Age: 29 weeks Reading: Steve Jobs biography; assorted magazines; progress limited by constant “knock, knock” from hospital personnel Watching: Arrested Development, Season 1; The Big C, Season 1; see above. Bed Rest. Mom guilt. Internet shopping. It’s a lethal combination. A coupe of days ago, a product of this […]
If your phone number is stored in my iphone, don’t be surprised to end up with a voicemail message that’s mostly silence punctuated by animal sounds. This happened to my friend, Kathy, last week. She’s smart enough to have figured out more or less what happened. I probably would’ve spent some time wondering if I […]
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