When my long lost buddy sent me a Facebook friend request nearly a year ago, I was ecstatic. Claire and I were inseparable all throughout high school. We finished each other’s sentences and shared not only our clothes and makeup, but our darkest secrets and fantasies as well.
Then, in the middle of our senior year, [...]
Whatever happened to the art of RSVP? Our generation are the rudest, most inconsiderate RSVP”ers ever. It amazes me how even my closest friends are waiting till the absolute last minute to respond to Haley’s Bat Mitzvah invitation-in case something better comes along perhaps? People experience tremendous existential conflict and become blubbering wafflers and commitment-phobes when confronted [...]
Now that Mackenzie Phillips has come forward about her chaotic childhood, which was fraught with addiction and sexual abuse, we are again presented with a vivid example of how parenting and substance abuse don’t mix. It is easy to respond with shock and disbelief upon hearing how Mackenzie’s father taught her to roll a joint [...]
Hello Everyone and L’Shanah Tovah to all my Jewish friends!
I wanted to remind you about the very important group I am starting for moms who are struggling with addiction. This group will meet in the Los Angeles area and is for women who are struggling with drugs, alcohol, prescription pills, food addiction, shopping, gambling, or [...]
Dear Preschool and Private School Administration,
I really appreciate how zealously you encourage community building and parental involvement. But I’m busy- really busy. I have 3 kids going in 3 different directions and my husband is frequently out of town.
So when you send me an “invitation” to mandatory events- like PTA meetings, Parent Orientations, and Back [...]
When I was pregnant with my first child, I had an idyllic vision of what childbirth would be. I imagined I would have a quick labor and easy birth, then my son would peacefully latch onto my breast and we would sail off into maternal bliss. After all, I had been healthy all through my [...]
Never has a TV personality- let alone a character on a reality TV show- inspired me the way NeNe from the hit Bravo show The Real Housewives of Atlanta. I am unabashedly in love with this goddess, who proudly declares in the intro, “I’m not keeping up with the Jonses- I am the Jonses.” Not only [...]
