I can’t remember a time when I didn’t compare myself to every other girl in the room. As far back as I remember. She’s prettier than me. Skinnier than me. Smarter than me. More popular than me. Has nicer clothes than me. She’s just plain old better than me. That shit is tiring! So […]
Lessons I've Learned
I think it’s time I shared this with you.
Editor’s Note: This post was written in December 2012, a few days after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, just a few miles from my house in Connecticut. I’m tired. I think we all are. I cannot spend too much time thinking about the families who were directly affected by the events on Friday. […]
Sorry folks. This parent gig never ends. Not even when they’re 43.
I have done a few things to make my parents proud. In high school, I won a couple of athletic scholarships. I was the first person in my family to go to college. And get a masters degree. And, best of all, I have given them 7 really cute grandkids. But I have also put […]
Cleanliness is next to, well, EVERYTHING, if you’re a co host on “The Talk”
Between the hours of 1:00 and 4:00 Numbers 5, 6, and 7 take a nap. Sometimes they go to sleep a little later, and sometimes they wake up a little earlier, but I can usually count on a good 1 1/2 hour overlap where all 3 of them are sleeping. So during that time I […]
Things I learned yesterday
1. Croquet balls will leave a nice bruise when your brother whips one at you. 2. I should not have opened a Facebook account for my clueless husband who really freaking pissed me off last night. 3. One of my children is guaranteed to lose or break at least one pair of goggles every day. 4. I […]
If you don’t have anything nice to say…
When someone looks at one of my kids and says, “Oh, he/she looks just like you!” it really pisses me off. That is, if they say that to my husband. If they say that to me, I love it. I don’t care what anyone says — you want your kids to look like you. Even […]