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I’m So Sick of Lazy, Spineless Parents and Their Bratty Kids. There. I Said It. 21 May 2013 | 06:21 pm
Do kids have the right to not be touched by other kids if they don’t want to be? When I frame it like that, I’m pretty sure most people would give a resounding yes. In fact, I think anyone who isn’t s...
Just Say Know 30 Apr 2013 | 09:45 pm
I was watching some silly movie the other night where Jim Carrey’s character takes a self-help course where you are are supposed to say yes to anything anyone requests of you. Of course, this leads to...
Decisions, Decisions 26 Apr 2013 | 06:13 pm
Ughhhh…blerghhhhh….arrrghhhhh… Big decisions are afoot over here at my house. And if you know me well enough, you know that I am a worrier—but not one of those annoying worriers that constantly rumina...
Pet Sematary (kinda like the movie but not really) 19 Apr 2013 | 05:02 pm
It’s been the week of death around here…critter deaths, unfortunately. Yesterday, I had to go out and get a dead squirrel off the street in front of my house because the kids play out there and that w...
Frenemies and Other Lame Things 11 Apr 2013 | 03:09 pm
Well, the world didn’t end on 12-21-2012, which is good. But then again, we have the Korean krazypants, Kim Jong Un, making threats and pointing his nukes at everyone so maybe I shouldn’t get too happ...
Christmas Shopping or Doomsday Prepping??? 11 Dec 2012 | 09:44 pm
Ugh. I don’t know what’s wrong with me but I have less than zero Christmas spirit this year. Usually, I love Christmas and I decorate the shit out of my house and bake cookies and do all that other Ma...
Fifty Shades of Grey Discussed Via Text Message 15 Oct 2012 | 07:47 pm
ME: So I’m at the airport and I bought Fifty Shades of Grey FRIEND: No! ME: What? I was bored and it’s a bestseller. How bad could it be? FRIEND: It’s a creepy S&M book ME: I know, i know. This is “vi...
Free-Range Parenting Fail or Accidents Happen? 10 Sep 2012 | 05:21 pm
My seven year old son has recently developed an interest in running which always makes me smile a little because this is not something I’d ever expect from him. Like his mom, he’s a very firm believer...
A Party for the People and You’re ALL Invited! 14 Jul 2012 | 10:36 am
I can’t believe it’s been six years. Six years from what, you ask? Six years since we threw the first party that would later become what’s now known as The People’s Party! It started in Chicago as an ...
When Did Saying Thank You Stop Being Enough? 19 Jun 2012 | 10:35 am
First let me start off by saying that I appreciate all you do, teachers, coaches and scout leaders. Really, I do. By and large, you have all been truly wonderful. Okay, now that I’ve told you that I ...
