Sure, ninjas get a bad rap and there are a lot of misconceptions about what kind of person would be a ninja. They ARE the best assassins, as they are super, über stealthy. Some would say they can kill you with a thought! But, they aren’t all just dark clothing, sneaking up on pirates and [...]
When you are newly pregnant for the first time, your OB-GYN will present to you with benevolent open arms, much like the Shroud of Turin, the pregnancy bible What to Expect When You’re Expecting. After receiving this book at our first preggers appointment, I would bet my twenty-five dollar tube of Clinique smokey-kohl eye liner that [...]
Today I realized my kid was bitten by the snack zombie. AHHHH, SNAAAACK! So, I threw some yogurt covered pretzels at her and ran. Ran for my damn life! Because, if I didn’t, she’d be back for more. And more. And, did I mention, more? If I called dinner a snack, she would eat it. [...]
My husband recently climbed Mt. Ranier in Ashford, Washington, just outside of Seattle. Considered a training ground for some of the larger mountains, it wasn’t Everest, but was quite a feat for a man who had not yet lost his sympathetic baby weight. After months of impressively creative training, including hiking with a 40-lb. three-year-old [...]
My son is a baby-obsessed freak… which I find absolutely adorable. He has always loved babies and I encourage his nurturing side. I’m not the type to discourage things just because it may not be a “boy thing to do” and he does have his big sister’s influence. It is just one of those things [...]
As I have recently given birth, it stands to reason that I have also recently seen a variety of medical professionals for a variety of reasons. In addition to the hordes of doctors and nurses I saw to bring the babe into the world, the child himself needs to be seen. In the midst of [...]
My friend had her first baby a few weeks ago. I was thrilled it wasn’t me. I’m too old for this shit. Swaddle blankets and things with cutesy names and, oh look!, a chew toy and a leash and a tiara?! What in the frig? Where am I again? Target? You don’t say! Because while [...]
Some of us naively think that once we no longer work outside the home, we’ll no longer need that dog-eared copy of our book Dealing With Difficult People In The Workplace. Wrong-o. The uptight security guard at the front desk who would make you rewrite your name on the sign-in sheet ten times before he’d [...]
“Mommy, does that go on my face like a mask?” my four-year-old son curiously blurted out when I showed him his, uh, sports cup for t-ball. You know how most parents will pass gender specific questions on to the other spouse for topics they don’t want to deal with? Well, when you are a single [...]
I’m a giver. Always have been. I feel if you’ve done something that has baptized you by the fire, then you owe it to others to keep them out of that frying pan. My two oldest children are teens, and I have learned through the iron fist of experience that some Google search terms need [...]
Yes. Yes, I am one of those people. I fall on my epidermal knees before you and confess: I treat my dogs like small wet-nosed humans. I know that Dara will scorn me because she knows how to distinguish a fur baby from a real one, but my eyesight just isn’t that good. My internal [...]
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