Dear Fancy Mom, Congratulations on marrying off your one-year-old. What a spectacular wedding you threw at our public park, complete with tablecloths, floral centerpieces and a team of event planners in matching uniforms. Wait, that wasn’t a wedding? It was a child’s birthday party? Oh, then girlfriend, we need to talk. I get that “mom-petition” [...]
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An Open Letter To The Mom Who Threw The Baby Wedding At My Public Park
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Also tagged Alice in Wonderland, baby, blog, competitive moms, extravagant birthday parties, fancy moms, first birthday party, funny, humor, kids birthday parties, Lifetime Moms, mom, mom rant, mompetition, moms showing off, Pretty Wicked Moms, SAHM, toddler 9 Comments
My Daughter’s Superpower
I’ve never spent a night away from my child. This is not a badge of honor – more like a virginity that I’m desperate to lose but can’t because I’ve got no game. Sometime after Viv turned two, I realized I was ready for a little bit of adult time. I wasn’t trying to [...]
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Also tagged baby, blog, Firestarter, funny, girls weekend, humor, me time, mom, mom's night out, SAHM, staycation, toddler, X-men 2 Comments
5 Fun Ways To Entertain Your Baby (Without Losing Your Mind)
I was due to write a new post for Circle of Moms, and I still had my brother and sister-in-law, imminent parents to be, on my mind. So I wrote this. Of course you want to bond with your new baby and stimulate her rapidly developing brain, but how do you play with someone who [...]
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To My Brother & Sister-In-Law At Their Baby Shower (Practical Advice For New Parents)
Dear Jordan and Lana, I wish that Dave and I could be at your baby shower to celebrate, but as you may know, parents of small children rarely go anywhere. So instead, I’ve jotted down some words of wisdom that I hope you’ll find wise and not too wordy. People think a baby will make [...]
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Also tagged advice, baby, baby shower, blog, do's and don'ts for parents, first time parents, funny, humor, mom, SAHM, tips for new parents 8 Comments
Sweating With Toddlers + Sara Haley Exercise DVD Giveaway
A funny thing about raising a kid in Los Angeles is that you’re bound to run into some celebrity parents. Viv is not even 2 ½, but she’s already chatted up Pink and her daughter Willow, been cootchie-cooed by Amber Valletta at Trader Joe’s and met Don Cheadle outside a café–he reminded her to hold [...]
Posted in Giveaways, My Family, Vanity Also tagged Amber Valletta, baby, baby weight, blog, cardio, Don Cheadle, exercise, exercising with kids, Expecting More DVD, funny, giveaway, humor, Los Angeles, mom, Pink, SAHM, Sara Haley, Sweat Unlimited DVD, toddler, workout video 19 Comments
writer currently at home with my little girl, Viv. The twist is that while I am raising my daughter, I am also planning my wedding to her father.
