I’m inspired by a fabulous book being released soon called Mommies Who Drink recommended to me by junebee.  It’s a deep dark secret, apparently, that mothers drink and have a life and occasionally are released from mommy & me signing classes to meet girlfriends at bars and gab about things other than Billy’s issues with […]

I have an absolutely wonderful college friend named Donnella.  When she visits, she smiles, she hums about and cooks magnificent healthy food, she wonders about deep and meaningful things and practices pilates on my living room floor.  She listens in that I see inside your soul intense way that makes you feel like saying generous […]

A Wifely Apology:
I’d like to officially apologize.  While the acid comments over breakfast are most likely quite funny (especially the bitter ones about materialism, capitalist pigs, and Republicans) I know sometimes it’s better to wait until the dinner hour to throw around swear words and make references to the Mindless Masses. 
Though 40 hours of […]

One of the many elements firing my girlcrush on Susie Bright (writer, sexpert, mother) is that she gives us air holes in our little jars of conventionality — that fabulous concept that keeps our bad little dogs chained but often ruins spontaneity.
Since I delayed childbearing and marriage until well into my 30s, I had much […]

1. SexPot = a humansized vat of sex
2. Mama = a hip sassy mom, not to ever be mistaken for mommy or mother
3. Ma’am = what they call you when they’re cute and in their 20s and you’re so obviously freakin’ NOT
4. GalPal = the one who always says you’re phat…not […]