Category Archives: Kids

Kids Say the Darndest Things…Especially Mine!

Kids say the darndest things. My son likes to scream something that sounds a little lot like “cock”–at the loudest decibel possible. Of course it’s a mispronunciation. What kind of Mommy do you think I am? Scenario No. 1: Wheeling … Continue reading

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39? Who, me?

I know I am officially knocking on 40’s door, but, as of this morning, I feel like I am busting in COPS-style. How am I supposed to embrace turning 39 in a mere 5 days when sh*t keeps happening? I … Continue reading

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Creepfest

Is it a prerequisite that all children’s television shows must feature at least one creep? Exhibit A: The Wiggles. A group of four grown men dressed in different colored shirts tucked in to spandex pants shaking their stuff is nothing … Continue reading

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Pay It Fashion Forward

Remember how I confessed to you that I’ve become a wee bit of a hoarder since the birth of my son? And how I was reluctantly forced out of my overstuffed closet when my husband stumbled in on me trying … Continue reading

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Boy Behaving Badly

My son is tapping into his inner Chippendales dancer at just 21-months-old. He’s now whipping his diaper off like a pair of too-tight cheetah Speedos and throwing it in my crowded living room (I don’t know about you but I … Continue reading

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Kissing Bandit

My little cutie Casanova just started running up to me and kissing me on the lips. He must have caught the Valentine’s Day vibe, because he can’t get enough of planting them on me with his exaggerated “mmmmmwahhh!” sound effect. … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Suburban Jersey Shore!

Okay, I have to dish that my quiet suburban town is somehow turning into the Jersey Shore. Who else am I going to tell? Snooki? (She won’t take my calls). Anyway, the stuff my stepdaughter is telling me is beyond … Continue reading

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Mean Old Man Winter!

Constant colds are fraying my very last nerve. How could a mild winter be so freaking mean? I’ve put a contract out on the giggling germs living it up in my house, and the Teflon Don little effers will not … Continue reading

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Dada?

Scene: a waiting room. A forty-something-year-old man sits across from me to stroke his ego with some signature smooth talk (why me–the woman with a squirmy toddler, rockin’ C-section pouch, and noticeable wedding rings–I have no clue). In the time … Continue reading

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Mailbag!

I have received lots of emails lately asking me to dish about various topics. We’ve known each other long enough for you to know I have an opinion on just about everything, huh? Unlike the snail mail I stash in unopened … Continue reading

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