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How To Survive A Children’s Birthday Party (With A Little Baby Magic)
Ever since my daughter started preschool, my social life revolves, thrillingly, around kids’ birthday parties. These parties are as formulaic as Groundhog Day--if the groundhog was turning three and had the Ebola virus. The kids play, cough on each other, get dirty,...
20 Things I Never Thought About When I Was 20
Dear Younger Self, You were so cool. You saw Jane’s Addiction play their first tour. You hennaed your hair and stayed in hostels. You wore combat boots with baby blue thigh-highs. You danced on tables—not for money, just for sport. But you know what? If you could...
The Accidental Pinterest Mom
When I started making preschool lunches last fall, I perused Pinterest for meal ideas and promptly hyperventilated and passed out. Where the hell did these Pinterest moms get all their time and energy? Were these moms all on drugs, and if so, where could I get some?...
You Take The Cake
Dear Viv, I know wedding planning hasn't been that fun for you. Lots of long car rides, boring meetings and time-consuming bridal indecision. Plus, grown-ups are always telling you not to touch anything, like that's a reasonable request. I hope we made it up to you...
My Baby Daddy Left Me On Facebook
The father of my child just abandoned me—on Facebook, that is. He quit the social media machine, claiming it’s a time-suck that has gotten less personal and more annoying over the years. I think he’s crazy. Without Facebook, how would I know which Scandal character...
Mom Falls for Oldest Trick In The Book
Viv gets up at 5:30 this morning. This is early even for her. I plop her in front of Dora and go to make a gallon of coffee. Mom, can I have scissors and paper for cutting? Oh, thank God, my kid has picked today to finally start entertaining herself, and with...
10 Books My 3-Year-Old Daughter Is Loving Right Now
I started taking a children's book writing class because, you know, fantasy work-from-home job. The class has made me appreciate how hard it is to craft a kick-ass kids' book--one that grabs my daughter's imagination AND doesn't make me want to shoot myself when I...
10 Truths About Taking Little Ones To Disneyland
Maybe three was too young. Maybe it wasn’t smart to go on President’s Day Weekend--and during “Jamzilla,” the closure of our main LA freeway. Maybe I should have brought a towel. There was peer pressure, though. For most people, going to Disney is a monumental...
The Valentine’s Day Advice You Didn’t Ask For
Until five years ago, most of my Valentine’s Days were comically awful. There was the time I carelessly ended a college relationship on February 14, thinking a nice dinner and chocolate would somehow soften the blow. Or the night an overzealous Valentine nibbled my...