My goodness, this Santa thing has really caught on. The man is crazy popular; he’s all over the place. For some reason everybody loves their Santa. I know I do. I love Santa and Christmas and magic and the idea of believing. I love it all. However, my editor/husband is Mr. Science Pants and apparently […]
When I was little I wanted to be a lot of things: Johnny Carson’s replacement; A Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader so good I was the only one on the team; an artist with my own wing at the Boston Museum of Fine Art – you know, normal stuff. I wanted to be a lot of things, […]
My littlest baby is almost one and a half and we are nearing the end of his nursing days. This is making me a little sad, because when I no longer nurse my sweet baby I could spend hours a day just cuddling him and looking into that little angel face, reflecting upon what a […]
I haven’t blogged in a few months, and I have really missed it. There has been so much going on here, and I have been sad about not having all my kids under one roof. It is tough, really tough. But I just had a conversation with Boo, my 35-year-old trapped in the body of […]
Today is my 40th birthday – OK, not really, it is really 41 – but last year around this time I was just two weeks postpartum so I didn’t count it. This is my real 40th birthday. So, after 40 years of not being 40 – I am giving it a shot. In general. I […]
My littlest, last baby turned one last week, which made me want to bury my face in his little sweet neck repeating “nom, nom, nom, nom” over and over again until everyone in the room, including my baby, is looking at me like I’m some kind of crazy person. [Editor’s note: Karen, you realize that […]
I am freaking out man. In a few days my daughter Boo is leaving to vacation on the east coast, then to live with her dad for the upcoming school year. My girl, who I have made every meal for, put to bed every night, and have been aware of where she has been and […]
I have been noticing a lot of articles, books, and talk shows telling me how to be happy lately – and I think that is great. But, there is one little problem with this. It seems as though most people do not actually have happiness as their goal. Acquiring, achieving, and advancing yes, those are […]
Sometimes it sucks to be a dad. As a dad, or even as a man, you are swimming upstream when it comes to having close relationships with children. There are a lot of societal factors working against you. People are often suspect when a man shows interest in hanging out with children, and no one […]
I have a friend who says she does not believe in divorce. “Well,” I frequently tell her, “there is strong evidence to show it exists.” And, indeed, this is true. Divorce happens. It happens all the time. And for whatever reason, our species has become one that does not necessarily mate for life. Now, I […]
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