How many times have you gone to a kid's birthday party, and gotten a mass email as a thank you? It seems like this is norm lately, and I have to admit, it bugs me. If I bought your child a present, wrapped it threw it into a five dollar gift bag with tissue paper, and then endured screaming kids for two hours on a sugar high at the indoor bouncy place, I think I can expect, at … [Read more...] about 5 Ways For Moms To Have Manners In A World of Technology
The Five Moms Of Girls Night Out
Who doesn't love a Girl's Night Out (GNO)? Time to relax, let loose, complain about husbands/kids/other friends. It's always something to look forward to, especially when it's with a group of moms. Y'now, the ones that have kids the same age as yours, and you all just "click" and have a great time together. Much like an episode of Sex and the City, all the moms have very … [Read more...] about The Five Moms Of Girls Night Out
Let’s Change The Way We Talk About Rape
I hate using the word rape. When I think of rape, I think of a woman being viciously attacked and forced upon. That's not my story. My story is much different. It happened when I was twenty, freshly transplanted from Canada to the Bay Area. Lonely and eager for friends, I found a welcoming group that loved hockey -- a familiar and comfortable past time. We went to the home … [Read more...] about Let’s Change The Way We Talk About Rape
End the Mommy Wars
I love reading. I'll read anything. Cheesy romance novels, NY Times Best Seller list, magazines, blogs, I even read the side panel of my tampon boxes. As a mom to three young children, I don't always have the time to read lengthy novels, so I spend my sporadic free time reading mommy blogs. There are so many good ones out there, *cough-present-one-included-cough* with such … [Read more...] about End the Mommy Wars
How to Think Like a Mom
My eyes open. I look at the clock: 5:36 am. I hear the baby babbling in his crib over the monitor, as I try to shake the fogginess out of my brain. What day is it? It's Tuesday, yes, Tuesday. Ugh. Only Tuesday? Did I make the kids lunch last night? Shit, I forgot. I've got to get it together. Oh, isn't today share day for miss muffin top? Damn it, who was I … [Read more...] about How to Think Like a Mom