In 2006, I started writing a newspaper column based on this blog for the Nashville Scene, my local alt-weekly newspaper. The reaction was mixed… I wrote a tongue-in-cheek, often snarky account of my life as a stay at home mom, and people either loved the column– or they loathed it. The hate mail my column […]
March 30, 2014
My fellow Americans, I feel the need to come before you and tell you that we have a problem on our hands, a problem that affects every single one of us: Friends, I’m talking about the gaps in public restroom stalls. Who among us hasn’t innocently looked up at the mirror while washing her hands […]
March 24, 2014
You know summer is on its way when the Victoria’s Secret swimsuit catalog arrives in the mail. Most of us have a love/hate relationship with this particular catalog. In order to view a really excellent selection of beachwear, we are forced to confront a minefield of our own insecurities in the form of Photoshopped, airbrushed […]
March 19, 2014
Oh Juan Pablo. Ay, ay, ay. The worst-ever season of The Bachelor ended explosively Monday night with Rico Suave Juan Pablo sending contestant Clare home just a few hours after inexplicably telling her that he could see them getting married and having babies together. That left Nikki as the last lady standing. J.P. rewarded her […]
March 12, 2014
Just before bedtime a few weeks ago, my nine-year-old daughter surprised me with some news. “I’ve decided to call you Mom instead of Mommy from now on,” she informed me. “What?” I asked. “Why?” “Because ‘Mommy’ sounds babyish,” she said. “What do you have against babies?” I asked her. She giggled and gave me a […]
March 10, 2014
Each Friday, I’m publicly thanking someone who’s made a difference in my life or the lives of others. Read more about this project here. Ray Emanuel was a postal worker here in Nashville who turned what could have been a very ordinary job into something quite extraordinary. For years, Ray intercepted all the letters addressed […]
March 7, 2014
When my six-year-old really, really wants something (which is about every five minutes), he’ll do just about anything to get it. ‘Anything’ in his mind means rushing toward me at full speed, tightly wrapping his arms and legs around my body, and begging as though I’ve just announced that I have the last golden ticket […]
March 6, 2014
I thought all those ‘What to Expect’ books I read back when I was pregnant had totally prepared me for parenting – But as it turns out, not one of them devotes so much as a paragraph to the scalp-tingling, fire-breathing, white hot rage every mom experiences when her precious, perfect child is…. REJECTED. Before […]
March 4, 2014
