It’s been a couple months since I decided to stop yelling. When I made it successfully through the first day I wrote a post about the first yell-free 24 hours, and Scary Mommy published it yesterday. For the most part, it was well-received. But there were a whole bunch of haters. They called me ridiculous. Sanctimommy. […]
Archives for October 2014
100 things that go through your head during a marathon.
I can’t believe it’s time. This is so exciting! It’s going to take forever just to get to the start line. I should have stayed at the very back. If there’s an emergency, I’m totally going to get trampled to death. Whoah. Someone ate a shitload of garlic last night. I should have worn a […]
To be old and wise you must first be young and stupid.
Back when I was a teacher, I remember going on a field trip with my class. There was a mom chaperoning who was sitting across from me on the bus. She had on this v-neck t-shirt, and I was looking at the skin on her chest. It had some visible wrinkles in it. Not just […]
Entering the No Passing Zone
I got a speeding ticket a couple weeks ago. I was only about 500 yards from my house. And not like I was 500 yards from getting home and got a ticket just before I got to my house. I had just left my house. Less than one minute after pulling out of my driveway, […]
Not Your Average Weekend. All your questions answered.
What is Not Your Average Weekend? Not Your Average Weekend is an all-women’s weekend retreat for that will give you the opportunity to get away from your family, relax, try something new, rediscover yourself, and get yourself back on the list of priorities. It’s an opportunity for you to let your hair down and inhibitions […]
No more pumping for me.
I don’t know what it is, whether it’s primarily biological or more environmental, or an equal combination of both, but we women can be pretty good at spending a ridiculous amount of time focusing on all the shit that pisses us off every day. Between your kid who refuses to listen, and the woman walking her dog […]