Don’t Vajazzle Your Vajiggle Jaggle and 20 Other Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 20.

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Every now and then I want to be inspirational.  It’s not that often, perhaps, but even I stop wisecracking once in a while and get serious.  Today I’m sharing one of my favorite pieces, full of very real – but still very funny – advice to my niece. All the things I wish I knew when […]

10 Differences Between First And Second Time Moms

funny differences in parenting with first child and second child

I originally wrote this post for the blog Mommy Shorts when she was just on the verge of explosion into second-time motherhood.  I’d already been there for about 9 months at the time and was constantly struck by how different I was with the second one than the first one.  With Asher, everything had to […]

Once Upon a Time, I Drank Your Wine This Morning.

Danny Clark Photography Throw-back Photos

This. This photo made me do a spit take.  Like, a real spit take.  With hot coffee. And I keep laughing every single time I think about it.  So much so that if I’m out and about, people will look at me like I’m crazy cuz I’m just cackling away to myself, shaking my head […]

7 Exit Strategies for Playdates

exit strategies for bad playdates

Just like first dates, playdates can go really wrong really, really fast.  Just ask my friend Bad Playdate. This mom is so tenacious — no matter how many bad playdates she has, she just goes back for more.  And chronicles them for you.  To hilarious effect. I’m not a fan of playdates, honestly.  I was […]

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