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I need a wife.
I need a clone. Actually, I think I need two. I’m not sure the world could handle 3 of me though. So I think I may have found the solution. I need a sister wife. Or two. Maybe even three. I happened to watch that show for the first time the other day. If you’ve […]
I’m not normal. And that’s what makes me normal.
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 […]
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. ~ Mark Twain
I didn’t sit down at the computer yesterday with the intention of, you know… …coming out. It just kind of happened. And immediately after I pressed the “publish” button, I had a full-blown anxiety attack. What the hell did I just do? What if my kids’ teachers read this? What about the people I teach swim lessons […]
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. […]
Apparently Garth Brooks has friends in high places too…
I guess I should start a Monday morning off with something motivating… A let’s-start-this-week-off-on-a-good-note-and-put-our-positive-thoughts-out-to-the-universe kind of post. But instead I’m going to complain. About Trisha Yearwood. And if you are saying, “Who the hell is Trisha Yearwood?”… Well that’s pretty much why I’m complaining. A while back I mentioned on the not-your-average-mom.com facebook page that maybe […]
