Last year I bought a 20 something foot reindeer inflatable. I don't know what I was thinking; but then again, I never quite do. It was an...

Yeah, no, motherhood did not come with a map. They should have taught that lesson in Lamaze class. Fuck breathing. Listening to a child cry ALL THE TIME? OR A KID THAT WON'T EAT? Motherhood can suck and is a lesson that is hard in more than ways than one. I find myself counting to ten more than when I was a kid, and certainly more than my kids do. Where are those classes when you are pregnant? The lamaze class for when you are going to lose your shit because your kids are dri

I have been taking my kiddos, who are not quite "kiddos" anymore, on a death "grip/trip", vacation to Newport, RI every Thanksgiving for...

I grew up with the generation that came from a place that if you saw a TV on a rolling cart you thought that day was going to be an epic day. YASSSSSS. One day that cart rolled in and I ended up watching the Challenger explode in real time. The teacher shut off the TV and we went back to learning; no discussions, just division. Coincidentally, my generation went on to make JOKES about it. Do you know how I know Crista McAcullife had dandruff? They found her head and shoulders

I have no idea why we put up with flagrant disrespect from others. I have come to understand and realize that people are inherently...

I find myself caring all too often about a lot of shit knowing fully well, I shouldn't. But I can't get out my my own way, and sadly, or...

I appreciate your candor and honesty. I also admire the fact that you thought that you knew how to navigate a situation you have never...

Straight up, this is for my kids. If you want to borrow it for yours, that is up to you... I am beginning to realize everything I write,...

Nope. You can have kids with them, date them, be friends with them, associate with them; but do we really truly know who the fuck we are dealing with? Nope. And that's scary. But it is also true. It's life. But don't be afraid to call it out. When it doesn't feel right, don't let it be alright. Have the courage to call out the bullshit. Even if it leaves you solo. Alone. Because you need to trust in the fact that your courage will be riding shotgun. It will be your companion,

I am missing a lot of things recently. My mind is probably at the top, but then again, so is my sanity. Now I find myself missing my...

As mothers, do any of us any of us really know what we are doing? I am beginning to think I get it, and by get it it, I mean I am...

A modern day memoir for 2024. A mother's advice, given in slang, a coming of age shout out. So here it goes: Go to school and do it for...

As much as I would like to think I am not my mother, mirror mirror on the wall, I am my mother after all. However, I would like to think I am wrapped in a slightly different package. But the undercarriage? Yeah, pretty much the same. I feel like I give her same aggressive tutorials, but with a touch more lipstick, and sunglasses that match. My version has me convinced that perhaps I am cuter at it? Or maybe not. Delusion is not a foreign concept around these parts. What I w

I once again fell under the spell of a song. Now, I can't get it out of my head. Sour Girl by the Stone Temple Pilots. Any who, it got me...

I recently made an observation, but then again, what's new? I offered the opportunity to my children to spend time with me in the form of...

When we face adversity, we all, I would like to think, collectively believe that we are being prepared for something better. That our...

I admire the hell out of Stevie Wonder. I admire the fact that that man can't see, but can make beautiful magical music. Music I love...

Sometimes we need a little more caring in our communication; in our process of how we handle people and our interactions with them. So...

We are all something. But what are we? Victims,villains or heroes? We instinctively as humans, seek destruction, desperation, or a...

Having a musician for a father had me pay very close attention to music. Last weekends Super Bowl had me remembering him hard. During...