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See the original written post, Hello World. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: Do you ever feel like you are wearing a super hero costume under your clothes? Like you have this secret inner self that can come out when you […]

See the original written post, Party Etiquette. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I never thought I would be googling Emily Post and proper party etiquette, but I found myself doing just that today. I was talking with a few co-workers […]

See the original written post, In the Middle. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I am 44 today and on this day I am celebrating another year on this planet by going to the Warped Tour. On what will be one […]

See the original written post, My Life and Music. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt:  The chapters in my life are marked by what music I was listening to at the time. For instance, when I was a freshman at Michigan […]

See the original written post, Life Lessons From My Five Year Old. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My daughter got punched in the face by a three year old little girl the other day while she was at the child […]

See the original written post, Family Vacation If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I’m not sure who thought it was a good idea to come to Florida in August, but here we are – me, the husband, spawn and old folks. […]

See the original written post, Frenemies. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I think the most complicated relationships are between women. I say this because I am a woman and I can’t even figure out how I think half the time, […]

See the original written post, Just Call Me Helen If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I was at a party and a woman whom I have known for a few years walked over with her husband and introduced me as “Kathy”. […]

See the original written post, Demons. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I went to a funeral yesterday for a twenty four year old woman. I think everyone would agree this is far too young to die. It was not mentioned […]

See the original written post, Thank God My Daughter is a Velma. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: The other morning while my daughter and I were rocking out to the Hex Girls in the car she pointed out that the […]

See the original written post, I Can Do Hard Things. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: Have you ever met someone who seems to be good at everything they do? Pediatrician by day, chef in the evening, pro tennis player on […]

See the original written post, Sugar Junkie If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My husband is a sugar junkie through and through. Last night at the gym he decided it was a good idea make a stop at Whole Foods on […]

See the original written post, This Welcoming Committee Sucks! If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: This afternoon I was at a picnic at my daughter’s school. There is a new girl in the kindergarten class whom I had met earlier in […]

See the original written post, This Day Has Been a Long Week If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: Do you ever feel like you are failing miserably at everything you do? Those days suck. Especially when you have five or six […]

See the original written post, Bravery If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My sixty-two year old neighbor is training to be a flight attendant. She has worked with kids for most of her adult life so she is already capable of […]

See the original written post, Goodnight Sweet Child If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: Getting out of my daughter’s room when putting her to bed at night requires special forces training. She can sense the end of the book coming and […]

See the original written post, If The Shoe Fits If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: We went to see Disney on Ice last weekend, and my child got so caught up in the magic that she became a real princess. As […]

See the original written post, Hallway Lessons If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: Sometimes lessons come immediately and sometimes they come slowly. My daughter was jumping on the bed the other night as she does many nights. It’s part of her […]

See the original written post, Never Too Old If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I spent the day dressed up as Rainbow Dash with a car decorated for Trunk or Treat at my daughter’s school. It was what she wanted, and […]

See the original written post, The Starter House If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: Five years ago I became a landlord. My husband and I did this out of necessity when we bought a home for three when we still owned […]

See the original written post, Karma If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: A few weeks ago we were at the child care center in our gym. My daughter heard a baby crying and like a parrot started mimicking the cry. I […]

See the original written post, Morning Rituals. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I love sleep. It’s one of the things in life I really excel at too. I know you are thinking that this is not really a big accomplishment, […]

See the original written post, It’s Vegas Baby. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: Now I know why people say “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” It’s because they can’t wash their eyeballs. As I was strolling down the hall […]

See the original written post, Doppelganger. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: The last time I was away from my family for a few days was five years ago on a company trip to Las Vegas. I am back again in […]

See the original written post, Men Really Are From Mars. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I was standing in the lobby of Aria the other night with a few of my coworkers watching as a line formed for the nightclub […]

See the original written post, Unlikely Heroes. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I picked up Travis Barker’s book Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums in hopes that I might become a good drummer through osmosis. […]

See the original written post, Down With the Sickness. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My five year old has roid rage. She was prescribed Prednisolone for a cough last week. The cough is still around but now it’s a little […]

See the original written post, Gratitude. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: Sometimes I am so full of gratitude that it leaks out of my eyes. And what better day to be grateful than on Thanksgiving. I was standing in my […]

See the original written post, Ask and You Shall Receive. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: An interesting thing happens when you put your thoughts into the Universe – it responds. If you want something, you need to ask for it. […]

See the original written post, Someone Has To Be In Charge. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: Coloring with my daughter is a little like coloring in a North Korean prison. She doles out the markers you are to use and […]

See the original written post, Love & Marriage. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My friend and her husband just celebrated their eighteenth wedding anniversary. I would say they are lucky, but anyone who has been married for a significant amount […]

See the original written post, Like A Fox. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I am beginning to think someone is messing with me. We sold our rental property to an elderly couple a few months ago. During the closing process […]

See the original written post, I Can Take You Where You Need To Go. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I accidentally signed up to be an Uber driver. I know this seems like something that should not be allowed to […]

See the original written post, Growth. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My husband had a nightmare the other night that I divorced him. In this nightmare I said that he had not changed enough and I was out. He called […]

See the original written post, I’m a Square Peg. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My boss thinks I am an idiot. He doesn’t say it in as many words, but it shows more often than not in his actions. He […]

See the original written post, Everything in It’s Place. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My whole family spent Saturday putting away Christmas decorations and organizing. While I was packing up the snow globes and attempting to get four tons of […]

See the original written post, Trolls. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My daughter is very much like her father in that she gets obsessed with something and does not let go for ages. The most recent obsession has been the […]

See the original written post, Emergency Kit. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: Every week my daughter comes home from her ballet/tap class with a run in her tights. This is usually caused by a jagged toenail that I neglected to […]

See the original written post, Get Uncle Ian His Walker. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I was listening to the radio yesterday and the DJ referred to Fugazi as “Mom music”! Yes, you heard that right, my beloved Ian may […]

See the original written post, I’m Turning Into My Mother. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: Last saturday I woke up to see that I had a voicemail from my Mom. I walked down into my kitchen to get my coffee […]

See the original written post, Just When I Think I Have People Figured Out. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My husband texted me last week to let me know that the check had arrived from the people who bought our […]

See the original written post, This is Why We Stay Home. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My husband loves to go to the movies. I do not. Once or twice a year, I throw him a bone and we go […]

See the original written post, Who’s the Miserable Shrew?. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I have a love/hate relationship with Costco. I love the people watching and I hate the worst of humanity that I see while people watching. Yesterday […]

See the original written post, They Call it Medicine for a Reason. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I attempted to make homemade chicken noodle soup the other night. It’s been quite some time since I have actually cooked anything. I […]

See the original written post, What’s My Age Again. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I was the guest reader for my daughter’s class yesterday. I love going to read to the kids, and the little bodies seem to like me. […]

See the original written post, Betty Crocker. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I love cake. I also love to bake, but my execution kind of sucks. I always have an idea in my head of how something is going to […]

See the original written post, Composing a Ransom Note to he Tooth Fairy. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My daughter was home from school with an ear infection on friday. After a trip to the doctor we were sent to […]

See the original written post, Cutting the Cord. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My daughter has been very clingy lately. I don’t know if it’s the age, or the time of year, but she has been like a fabric softener […]

See the original written post, Don’t Be a Bergen. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: I had to run over to Target to buy some knee pads for my daughter. She has been riding her scooter outside since it has been […]

See the original written post, Don’t Poke the Bear. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My daughter has been asking for a juice box nightly for the last week. We don’t let her drink juice boxes often and never in the […]

See the original written post, I Need a New Coat. If you are enjoying the content; words, audio or video, please share or subscribe at the bottom of the page. Excerpt: My daughter is already embarrassed to be seen with me and she is only six. I can’t blame her though. I ran out of the […]