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, mommy, mompetition, moms showing off, Pretty Wicked Moms, SAHM 12 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, mommy, SAHM, staycation, X-men 2 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, mommy, Pink, SAHM, Sara Haley, Sweat Unlimited DVD, workout video 19 Comments
Old MacDonald Never Had A Day Like This
Ever since my daughter was born, I’ve had this fantasy about taking her to visit a farm. Fresh air, baby animals, fruit picking – it all sounded so cute and wholesome. Plus, I wanted my kid to know her food comes from the ground, not Trader Joe’s. But the realities kept me from making it [...]
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Also tagged baby, baby vomit, berry picking, blog, car seat, CHiPs, cow train, emu, Erik Estrada, farm, field trip, funny, humor, mom, mommy, pony rides, road trip, SAHM, throwing up 5 Comments
8 Things Not To Say To Someone Trying To Conceive
Note: This is my first original post for Lifetime Moms. My editor actually assigned me this topic (she gets me) and told me to be “unapologetic,” which I interpreted as cranky. Enjoy! I’m not technically infertile, just over the hill. If you saw me in good lighting, you might mistake me for 35, but you [...]
Posted in Babymaking, My Family Also tagged adoption, baby, blog, funny, humor, infertility, IVF, Lifetime Moms, mom, mommy, SAHM, TTC 6 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.
