Parenting
Blinking in the Sunlight
There’s a scene in the beginning of Bambi where spring comes and all the animals wake up from hibernation. There are lots of new babies, including Bambi himself. h [I’ve…
#TruthPunch
My friend Michelle[1] posted a stumper on Twitter the other day. She said, “I don’t get the double zero size. There is no such thing as double zero. Your zero…
Facebook, My Frenemy
The older I get, the more I hate social media. That’s an unoriginal sentiment, I know. I’m not, however, one of those people that thinks social media is pure evil. …
I Can’t Drive 55
FOR THE RECORD: if one is driving a yellow convertible Camaro, and if Joan Jett’s “I Hate Myself For Loving You” comes on the radio, it is physically impossible to…
Old Lady Duff
The average life expectancy of an American woman in 1921 was 60.1 years. Since I am currently 50-point-I don’t want to do the math years old, that means that a…
Just Say Nope
Every once in a while I stumble upon a product so life changing, I have to write about it. I promise you, the good folks at Smarta$$ and Sass who…
It’s a Grocery Date
Once upon a time I was a young person and I used to go out on dates. I even (don’t tell my kids) used to go out on romantic outings…
Bored
I can’t remember the last time I was bored. Bored seems like such a luxury. It means that there is nothing to clean, your books-to-read pile is done, all your…
Mask Up for Kindness
In case you hadn’t noticed from all the mask wearing people around you, we are in the middle of a pandemic. As I am writing this, which on ‘first draft…
Control
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but things have been a little bit out of control lately. We can’t seem to go more than 45 minutes without breaking news. That…
