Mommyhood

My Double Life

October 5, 2017

I found some photos of me posing in my underwear. From twenty five years ago. We were living in Los Angeles. Our neighbors were working actors. We’d see them on TV. He had a co-starring role in Beverly Hills 90210. Once they told me I could get work doing beer commercials. As a femenist the […]

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For Better of For Worse

September 15, 2017

This morning my daughter went MIA before school. We only had 10 minutes left before it was time to leave for the bus and she still hadn’t finished her homework, eaten any breakfast, brushed her teeth or put on her shoes. I found her outside barefoot with some neighbor friends playing with a remote control […]

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The card I never sent

September 21, 2016

  “Oh my God! I think I’m turning into mom!” My sisters and I used to joke. My mom was a good sport about it 😉 Which is why I bought this card for her many Halloweens ago. And for many Halloweens I thought I would get around to sending it to her… Because it […]

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Be a Brazen Parent: 4 Tips for Helping Your Children Feel Their Feelings

December 2, 2015

Guest Post by Lisa Smith Last week, my 11 year-old boy woke up on the wrong side of the bed. He was very unhappy with everyone and at everything (including me). I couldn’t do anything right. My mere existence irritated him. We rode to school in silence. When we got there he continued to look […]

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You are five.

February 25, 2015

Who were you when you were five? When I was five… I loved flowers — I vividly remember the plants from my childhood – the sunflowers in my backyard, the rose bushes by the patio, the filbert orchards and the Oregon grapes with berries you couldn’t really eat. I loved to swim – that feeling […]

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Sexy Moms, Little Golden Books and The Truth About “Perfect”

January 21, 2015

I used to want to be a “perfect mom.” Before the 3 you see up top, I’d fantasize about life with kids. I could smell the fresh baked cookies as I pulled them out of the oven, my hair perfectly coiffed. Somehow, I managed to look motherly yet sexy wearing a ruffly apron and high […]

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5 Steps to Find Joy When Things Really Suck

September 4, 2013

This is Joy. She’s my third child. My buy 2 get one free baby. True to her name, she’s pretty joyful. She loves to sing, dance and giggle. She’s also a little tyrant. That girl is bossy (and sometimes violent). She’s little but still manages to bully her big brother and sister. When she’s not […]

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My Crazy, Messy, Wonderful, Out-of-Balance Life

February 9, 2011

It’s 6:33 am. I’m sitting at my desk. I’ve been up for over an hour. I’m hoping to get some work done before the baby and my three-year-olds wake up. Then it’s time to get them dressed, fed and off to school. There’s a mountain of books next to me and one on the floor […]

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Things My Mother Taught Me

July 29, 2010

This month marks the anniversary of my mother’s birthday. She would have been 69 on July 12th. I read this at her funeral:

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R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

December 14, 2009

I am about to make a very embarrassing confession.
Last weekend, while giving the twins a bath, I smacked my husband in the face with a sponge. This was not a light, playful smack. It was an angry, hostile one. And yes it happened right in front of the kids, the ones I’m constantly reminding to “be gentle.”

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