Category Archives: Family

That's a Wrap!

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Mommy Dish

If you want to test your courage, strength, and endurance, schedule a photo session for a seven-month-old and a teenager one week before Christmas. It is much harder than any Iron Man competition, trust me. Sure, those who compete in … Continue reading →

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Holiday Card Envy

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Mommy Dish

Why am I sending New Year’s cards to usher in 2011? Here’s my spin: New Year’s cards are for trendsetters. Here’s my reality: New Year’s cards are mini miracles for procrastinating Mommys who book their kids’ photo sessions 11 days before … Continue reading →

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Just Fake It

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Mommy Dish

I know what you’re thinking. Get your mind out of the gutter. I recently got my hair cut and colored so I can be presentable at holiday parties. Someone complimented my new coif at last night’s festivities and innocently asked, “Is your hair just … Continue reading →

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Diet is a Four Letter Word

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Mommy Dish

I grew up with a magnet prominently displayed on my refrigerator that read, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” The mini scale magnet was designed as a major scare tactic; one had to contemplate if the craving was worth risking … Continue reading →

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Sweet Melissa

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Mommy Dish

If you’re part of the small but mighty audience reading my blog, you’ve learned I am the least likely to succeed in teaching a Hanukkah history lesson (I should’ve been sent straight to detention for flaking on the first night), but … Continue reading →

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Bragplaining

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Mommy Dish

Have you heard of the term bragplaining? Bragplaining (def): When you complain about something for the sole purpose of bringing it up in conversation to brag about it. Uh oh. There’s actually a word for that? Bragplaining is a new word … Continue reading →

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Surprise! It's the Fesitval of Lights!

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Mommy Dish

Somehow I missed the memo from the tribe that Hanukkah starts tomorrow. That’s right, the Jewish equivalent to Christmas is less than 24 hours away. Six days after Thanksgiving. Really? I just purged my refrigerator of the last of the Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

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MommyGuilt, Continued

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Mommy Dish

I took an unconventional path towards motherhood. The stork dropped a sweet 9-year-old girl on my doorstep first. One can never predict their destiny. If you asked me in my 20s if I would fall deeply in love with a … Continue reading →

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MommyGuilt

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Mommy Dish

Am I a horrible Mommy if I do a little happy dance in my head when my beloved baby takes a nap? The happy dance doesn’t happen all the time, only sometimes. Just so I can shower, do some laundry, prepare … Continue reading →

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Coffee–Stat!

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Mommy Dish

If I could administer an IV of industrial strength coffee, I would. Straight into my vein. No hesitation. But I fear I will still be bone tired. I always wake up to a messy kitchen the day after Thanksgiving. Despite doing repeated … Continue reading →

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