On Sunday I wrote this post and declared that I was going to move out of my comfort zone and start greeting my husband differently than I normally do. Then, on Monday morning, I met my running buddy at 7 a.m. When I left the house, my husband was still in bed. I came back in the […]
Archives for May 2015
An Update From Patty!
Editor’s Note: If you are new here, a few months ago I received a comment from a reader. That led to this post. And then this post. The readers of this blog came together to help. It was a pretty amazing experience. We all fell in love with Patty, and many of you have been […]
10 Things That Are Easier Than Teaching My 70-Year-Old Dad How to Use a Smartphone
1. Brain Surgery 2. Rocket Science 3. Common Core math. 4. Assembling an exersaucer… Blindfolded. 5. Potty training a two-year-old… When you are hungover. 6. Teaching your five-year-old to tie her shoes. With mittens on. 7. Listening to your third grader play Hot Cross Buns on the recorder. Without rolling your eyes once. 8. Running a […]
Hey Handsome
My husband and I had a big fight the other day. Like huge. The details don’t matter. What matters is that my therapist has been telling me to move out of my comfort zone. I can do it physically. No problem. Give me a marathon and I will fucking run it. But the emotional stuff […]
I’m not the sad fat person on the left.
So one of my goals is to help women, and moms in particular, to reclaim their inner badass. I think it’s so easy to lose this once you have kids. Initially, it’s kind of required. You need to make it all about the baby in the first few months. But sometimes the months turn to […]
Funniest Reader Contributions of the Week
Shit my kids did: Went to nurse and put to sleep my youngest. Within 8 minutes, my middle child did this (he’s 2.5) those are feathers from a pillow he some how opened. Bummer. Funniest in pictures: I guess that’s a yes. (or my kid does) ) Happiest. Cow. Ever. Le tits now, le tits […]