What’s up with all the praise, parents? You see, I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s where an accomplishment was… well, an actual accomplishment. Kids had to try out for Choir and not everyone made the Drill Team. Along the way, I had the opportunity to learn important life lessons, like how to deal [...]

After my brutally honest essay “The Five Things I Hate About Marriage”, Adam has finally prepared his rebuttal. Here are the Five Things Adam Hates About Marriage:
1) Bathroom sharing. He seems to take issue with my hair. Yes, it is long. Yes, it is dark. Yes, he loves to run his fingers through it. But [...]

Yesterday I posted an article titled “Breastfeeding Is For Me” both on my blog and on Momlogic, This was written in response to an article on Momlogic that was recently posted titled “Breastfeeding Is Not For Me.” In this article, the author states that she made a personal choice to not breastfeed because she didn’t [...]

When I found out I was pregnant with my son 5 years ago, I was certain of one thing, I would breastfeed. I am not going to bore you with pro breastfeeding statistics or hit you over the head with “lactivist” propaganda. Because while my brain could not defend against the overwhelming evidence of the [...]

Now that I have declared to my friends, family, God, and The Universe that I will not, under any circumstances, relocate my family to Calabasas, everyone is coming out of the woodwork with a resounding, “I told you so.” Friends and family members alike are saying, “I didn’t want to say anything, but what the [...]

I hate Calabasas. There, I said it. I have been desperately trying to like it. I have been trying to ignore the nausea and dread as I drive down the 101 and up the windy hill which leads to Gated Utopia. But today, as Adam and I were looking at another potential McMansion to purchase [...]

I need to be careful what I ask for. For Mother’s Day, I got exactly what I wanted from my husband, a two day trip by myself. “I need to get out of the routine of the house- wake up when I want, write when I want. Not be responsible for anyone else, just for [...]

“I love your outfit…totally rock ‘n’ roll. You look like you should be on the back of a motorcycle.” I was at Haley’s 6th grade open house when her best friend’s father descended upon me. I was wearing one of my basic uniforms: black leggings, cute top, and boots. I was channeling my “Lauren Conrad [...]

Yes I love my husband and family and wouldn’t change a thing about our family unit. Now that I have made that obligatory statement, let me get to my point. There are certain issues that I have with the institution of marriage, which offers both wonderful benefits and incredible challenges, often in the same day. [...]

This afternoon, Shane had a play-date at our house with a perfect child. No joke. This four year old girl was the sweetest most gracious little angel I have ever experienced. 
“Would you like a snack?” I asked her.
“No, thank you.” she replied as she calmly sat in front of the Legos and began to patiently [...]