by Amy | Jan 8, 2015 | Couplehood, My Family, Parenthood
I’ll admit it—I’ve saved every letter written to me at sleepaway camp circa 1984. And all of my concert t-shirts. And my sixth grade sticker collection. And the satin unicorn with rainbow streamers that hung over my childhood bed. My husband, on the other hand,...
by Amy | Nov 10, 2014 | Couplehood, My Family, Pregnancy
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...
by Amy | Jul 14, 2014 | Couplehood, My Family
Dating was fun, but I can’t say I miss it. Here’s just a sampling of the wrong-for-me dudes I encountered on the road to destiny… 1. Didn’t like cheese guy 2. Forgot his wallet on the first date guy 3. Mirror-hogging metrosexual guy 4. Over...
by Amy | Jun 16, 2014 | Couplehood, List, My Family, Our Situation, Wedding Plans
If you’ve been watching me prepare for our nuptials with our 3-year-old in tow, you know that preschoolers make terrible wedding planners. But as I zone in on our BIG DAY (one month away!), I’m realizing some hidden advantages to doing things backwards 1....
by Amy | Mar 3, 2014 | Couplehood, My Family
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...
by Amy | Feb 12, 2014 | Couplehood, Holidays, My Family
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...
