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Tonight is Christmas eve and I am getting ready for the most magical of days when all my little chicks climb out of bed and come downstairs to discover burlap bags with jingle bells left by Santa, open stockings and gifts, and happily play with their new toys while Dad and I make a big […]

I am sad. Really sad. Twenty eight dead. Twenty children, six adults, a shooter and his mom. This happened so close to home for me. Not only because my kids go to a Connecticut school. Not only because I have small and vulnerable children, but because this loss happened to young children, and that hits […]

I know I am not the only one who finds this lyric a little unsettling: He sees you when you are sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. Creepy, right? I love me some Santa, don’t get me wrong. See? I love a guy known for generosity and a hearty laugh, but the idea that he […]

Driving in Boston yesterday, I heard the word “skirt” mentioned twice on the radio. This kind of thing always piques my interest because I think that there may be someone, somewhere trying to tell me something through encoded random public broadcasts. Don’t judge me. It could be happening. The first was in a report about […]

I love this boy. I love him fiercely. He is my first child, I was a single mom, and when he was born I was so overwhelmed with joy and love it was as if I was seeing everything for the first time. Our family was just the two of us and the “You and […]

October is national Bully Awareness month and I just read this headline: Mom Arrested for Slapping Her Son’s Bully My first thought was “I could see that.” Now, I don’t hit my own kids and I would never hit someone else’s – almost never. But, if you target my kid, if you hurt my kid, […]

  I am going to be a roller derby girl. I have brand new skates, pads for every part of me that bends, a brain shell to keep me smart, and some seriously sexy fishnets and booty shorts. There is only one problem. I skate like Bambi on ice. Seriously. I am not even joking. […]

This image seems to be everywhere you look lately: I get it – our reaction to the first image is supposed to be “ewww!” and our reaction to the second is supposed to be “Oooh….fun and sexy!” But, the juxtaposition of these women is clearly manipulative. The Victoria’s Secret models all have their Zoolander model […]

One Direction can kiss my ass. I mean, I like a pre-pubescent boy band as much as the next mom, but the song that keeps getting crammed down our throats “You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful” is making me crazy.  At least with Rihanna, it makes sense when I tell my kids that whips, chains, and […]

I got yelled at the other day. Seriously screamed at – as if I were kidnapping a celebrity or beating a puppy – yelled at. A passionate mother wearing a lightweight track suit (though obviously not a runner) and too much coconut sunblock bitched me out at a playground. She started expressing her concerns at […]