Category: Sweet? Sour? Or Just Honest?
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Parenting: The Stuff They Forgot to Put in the Manual
Parenting comes with a lot of moments no manual could ever prepare you for — sleepless nights, weird milestones, unexpected “lasts,” and the eye-opening realization that your kids aren’t kids anymore. This honest, funny look at raising humans is for every parent who’s ever wished for instructions… or at least a nap.
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Maybe We Can Just Call It Marriage
One afternoon, my daughter Mae got into the car after school and said, “Mom, I’m half gay.” I looked at her in mock horror and asked, “Oh my God— which half?” She grinned and said, “The left.” And I replied, “Thank God. If it were the right, it would be a disaster.” In case you missed the point of…
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Sweet? Sour? Or Just Honest?
When my mum turned 50, she told me she was going to be more free with her words.“If I want to say it,” she said, “I’m going to say it.” And every five-ish years since, she’s reminded me of that same thing—she’s going to say what she wants.Clearly, she hasn’t said it all yet.I’m sure…
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I Don’t Parent by Committee—Or Shave Other People’s Legs
For the past few years, my husband has bought me sarcastic t-shirts. I have one that says, “Ew, People.” Another reads, “B*tch, I will put you in a trunk and pretend to look for you. Stop playing with me.” And my personal favorite: “Piss me off and I’ll slap you so hard even Google won’t be able to find you.”…
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Excuse me, I need to marinate my eyeballs
Weird things happen. That’s the story of my life.Weird things always happen to me. I’m a 1 percenter—not the elite, super rich kind. I mean the if there’s a 1% chance of an allergic reaction, it’s probably going to happen to me kind. It’s not always a bad thing, though.Sometimes 1% of people get a weird bonus…
Brain Fog & Brilliance 