My 8-year-old started a Saturday acting camp a few weeks ago and on the first day, she was understandably feeling a little anxious about the prospect of meeting new people. As we sat together in the theater lobby waiting for class to begin, I glanced at her and my heart turned over at the sight […]
February 8, 2013
Hi there, Mom, Yes, I saw you pointedly staring at me with pursed lips from across the playground as I scrolled through the e-mails on my iPhone while my kid played. And I know exactly what message you were trying to send my way. You were definitely a contender for the playground’s Good Mom award […]
February 6, 2013
Remember that time I was worried about my eight-year-old daughter’s social situation? Once again, I’ve been reminded of the fact that I may… overthink things just a tiny bit. Punky went home with a friend on Friday, had acting class on Saturday morning (where, incidentally, she’s made a new friend), had another friend over on […]
January 28, 2013
I’ve seen a few really wonderful videos this week and wanted to share them with you. If you could use a little inspiration during the dreariest time of year, these videos will definitely provide it. I cried a little after watching this video. And I sobbed after this one. In a good way. […]
January 27, 2013
In my humble opinion, this is probably the funniest I’ll Take That Dare of all time. Also, the most embarrassing. (Apologies, Jill. I’m fully expecting some sort of revenge.) I posted this on Facebook earlier this week and my friends, normally very chatty, were eerily silent. It was a little creepy, to tell you the […]
January 26, 2013
A few months ago, I saw a Facebook post that detailed how to get personal information off the site Spokeo.com. I didn’t realize my personal information was on Spokeo, but when I looked at the site, my mouth dropped open. Spokeo had my name, address, phone number, a satellite photo of my house, a map […]
January 24, 2013
Shortly after my son turned four, he began asking his dad to build him a robot. Of course, my husband said yes, picturing a Lost in Space-style creation they’d fashion together in the garage out of a few cardboard boxes, duct tape, and silver spray paint. But my son had something different in mind. The […]
January 21, 2013
If you haven’t figured it out already, this season of “I’ll Take That Dare” is the double dare edition. I’m taking dares with everyone from Real Housewife of New York Alex McCord to my BFFs Yvonne and Lena to… Mary and Leah from Fabulous on a Budget! What? You’ve never heard of Mary and Leah? […]
January 19, 2013
Like pretty much every other woman in America, I get a whole bunch of catalogs in the mail. I used to look forward to finding a few minutes in the week to page through some of them, but lately I just find them depressing. That’s because over the last few years it’s become painfully obvious […]
January 14, 2013
