Enjoying a recent happy hour with a girlfriend, when she grinned and pointed across the room to a man she said was smiling at me. The first table I saw was occupied by four young 30-somethings, and as I was flashing them my brightest I-know-I-could-be-your-mother-but-I’m-not, she burst out laughing. “No,” she said, “It’s the man […]
Mom for the Holidays. A Truly Joyful Read!
“If You’re a Fly on the Wall in My House in December” by Marcia Kester Doyle If you’re a fly on the wall in my house in December, you’ll get quite dizzy with our frenzied holiday preparations. You might even land in my spiked eggnog, so don’t believe everything you overhear in […]
Christmas. You’re Doing it Wrong
I love Christmas. It’s without question my favorite holiday of the year. Christmas is that time of year when Laura Ingalls Wilder, Jimmy Stewart, and Norman Rockwell come together and create a beautiful backdrop for happy people strolling harmoniously through gorgeously decorated malls full of ribbons, hot egg nog, and carolers, with love in their hearts for all mankind. Young children squeal with […]
This Wasn’t in the Manual. Epic Mom Fails
A recent study by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that many grandparents lack satisfactory knowledge of today’s safety guidelines for children. It seemed the majority of those grandparents surveyed gave the wrong answer to questions like the best position for infants to sleep, the correct positioning of a car seat, and whether walkers were good devices to help babies learn to […]
Thou Shalt Not Tell a Lie. Unless Thou is Married
With social media blowing up with posts about Valentine’s Day and everyone anticipating the fat little cupid and the romantic gifts he’ll leave behind, I got curious about some lesser-known holidays that we don’t celebrate with quite the same group enthusiasm. A quick Google search came up with Laughing Day, Pork Rind Appreciation Day, International Sex Bomb Day, 50 Llamas Day, and […]
He’s 89? Yeah, He Wants Me
Enjoying a recent happy hour with a girlfriend, when she looked at me with a big grin and pointed to a table across the room, where she spotted a man looking at me with obvious interest. I turned around, and the first table I noticed was occupied by four young 30-somethings. As I was flashing them my brightest I-know-I-could-be-your-mother-but-I’m-not smile, she burst […]
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