I hate people that are happy all the time. It’s the curmudgeon in me. I also don’t like sad sacks who mope all the time and never have anything good happen to them, but people who smile that wide, toothy grin and seem to just radiate constant euphoria cause me to be suspicious. Extreme excitement…
Read MoreFlailing 3rd Grade
It’s back to school season and parents everywhere are jumping for joy as their kids are leaving the house to be in someone else’s care for several hours a day. For working moms, it’s farewell to expensive summer camps. Pumpkin spice lattes are flying out of coffee shops and the bikini body pressures of the…
Read MoreParenting: New and… Improved?
I oftentimes find myself comparing my parenting to that of the generations before me. I tend to assume they got it right and that my generation is the one struggling with this whole raising-a-person thing. I assume because my peers and I are alive and pretty much thriving that our parents did a good job. …
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The Long Road to Seduction
In any marriage there comes a time when you have to work a little harder to keep the spark alive. It isn’t easy with all of the competing priorities we have nowadays. Let me tell you how a night of seduction goes in an established household with 2 kids, a dog, professional day jobs and…
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We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Approval!
“Your policy can kindly f*ck off.”
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Adulthood
“Maybe other grown-ups also feel like they are perpetual toddlers clomping around in mommy’s high heels…”
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The Well-Adjusted Adult 