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I Used to be Fun–Now I’m Just Pregnant
I felt super guilty writing this. I blame hormones. Checking Facebook this morning, I noticed a cute photo of some friends drinking at a bar, arms around each other, mugging for the camera. I clicked “like,” but truth be told, I didn’t really like seeing them all...
Who Calls The Cops Because Of A Toddler Meltdown?
One of the toughest parts of parenting little ones is the public meltdown. Nobody likes to contend with a screaming, flailing toddler, especially someplace highly visible, like the middle of Target. That’s when every mom faces a tough decision: Do you discipline your...
The Miracle of Life is Gross (And There’s Something Wrong With My Taint)
Always love to have a post up on Scary Mommy. Just beware, saucy language ahead. “Honey, there’s something wrong with my taint!” I yell to my husband. “Your what?” “My taint. How have you lived to be 39 without…oh, never mind. It’s called the taint because it ain’t...
The 80’s Movies I Can’t Wait to Show My Daughter
The last time my 3-year-old was home sick from school, I ran out of kids’ movies to watch and wound up showing her a good chunk of "Dirty Dancing." I knew it wasn’t age-appropriate for my preschooler, but the whole Penny-needs-an-abortion plot went right over head,...
8 Rookie Mistakes I Won’t Make With My Next Baby
As I unpack onesies and organize chew toys in preparation for my next baby, I’m having flashbacks to my first time raising a newborn. Embarrassing flashbacks. Given what I now know about babies and kids, I can’t believe I made so many rookie mistakes. I’m sure I’ll...
8 Things I Miss About Working Outside The Home
When my daughter was born, I bowed out of an exciting and lucrative career in television production because I wasn’t ready to leave her. I couldn’t figure out a way to do TV part time, so I settled into being a stay-at-home mom who sometimes writes (while wearing a...
My Shockingly Big First Trimester Baby Bump
For the past few weeks, I’ve been making like a pregnant sitcom star—hiding behind huge handbags and ensuring I’m only photographed from the waist up. That’s because I started showing WAY before I was ready to share my pregnancy news. I’d heard that bellies pop out a...
I’m So Happy (& Miserable) Now That I’m Pregnant
I have a fun new job chronicling my pregnancy at Momtastic. Here's my first installment. There will be a new post up on Momtastic each Thursday. For two and a half years, I wished on every star, eyelash, and birthday candle that I would get pregnant. I had almost...
What I Just Learned About Blogging, Controversy and Respecting My Readers
In case you missed it, I wrote a piece last week about Amal Alamuddin taking George Clooney’s last name when they married. In the article, I said I was disappointed that such a professionally accomplished woman would choose to follow what I consider to be an outdated...