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Where’s My Mother Of The Year Award?

February 25, 2015 by Alison Tedford 4 Comments

It’s award show season and I’m just a teeny bit fed up of the red carpet. Maybe I’m just jealous because mine is only red in splotches from fruit punch. Maybe I’m waiting on my Mother of the Year award, like Susan Lucci and her Emmy all those years ago. It will probably take me 18 years to win that … [Read more...]

Single Mom Is Pregnant Again At 51 & Good For Her

September 10, 2014 by Marianne Litman Leave a Comment

I believe that all women have the right to make whatever decisions they choose to make when it comes to their bodies. Reproduction in its many shapes and forms, is something that women have the right to choose at any age or stage of their adult lives. In 2012, at the age of 49, Tracey Kahn used … [Read more...]

what do you love most about your parents?

August 2, 2013 by Nancy 1 Comment

~fabulous cupcake workshop at art camp- thanks to visiting guest EMILY DANZIGER This week my art campers have brought me all kinds of laughter and joy. We have had some major chats. The other night I asked them- What do you love about your parents? 1. "That they do not pretend to … [Read more...]

first rule about marriage- don’t talk about marriage

July 28, 2013 by Nancy 3 Comments

There is an interesting phenomena when you are married - you don't talk about it to others. If you drink too much and say we never have sex or he sleeps in the basement or we never have any fun or he is lazy or my family hates her or she slept with my best friend or simply we are struggling- it … [Read more...]

Dear Will’s 15 Year-Old Self

July 25, 2013 by Sara 1 Comment

My baby is turning five on Monday. FIVE FREAKING YEARS OLD. Stop the damn clocks already. I need to apologize to every person whose eyes I wanted to tear from their sockets when they said that the time will fly. Okay. You were right. I'm finding it sort of unreal that the 5 pound, hairy lump … [Read more...]

backfilling your life

July 20, 2013 by Nancy 1 Comment

I have written about, thought about and worked on backfilling my life quite a bit over the last year. As one area of your life is shrinking, you must swell a new area. Something is running out the front door, new things have to come in the back door. My children are slowly leaving home and … [Read more...]

Single-momming It (or: things you probably shouldn’t say within earshot of a single mom)

June 6, 2013 by Kath 4 Comments

"Uuhhh..." she says, lolling her head and slouching. "I'm so exhausted. Trevor's traveling again so I'm totally single-momming it until Friday." A sympathetic "oh, honey..." a conciliatory pat on the back. The poor thing! Taking care of her children all alone! Welcome to our lives. We are the … [Read more...]

a message to all moms- mom is wow upside down

May 12, 2013 by Nancy 2 Comments

Mom uside down is WOW Happy MD xoxoxoxox (please look at this to crile a little - that's smile and cry. ) … [Read more...]

this is easter, this is hope, this is spring, this is perfect, this is a problem for me

March 31, 2013 by Nancy 2 Comments

this is easter this is hope this is spring this is perfect 9 egg whites (Pavlova) 9 egg yolks (Hollandaise) this is a problem for me Does anyone know where I can get some elastic waist pants and a chocolate intervention? … [Read more...]

a perfect day

January 5, 2013 by Nancy

In an effort to give experience this year rather than material gifts, my dear friend Sam and I gave our children another famous JORO outing. (These have ranged from AGO, ROM, Science Center, Beaches, cottage, toboganning,skating and 10 days in Jamaica together) It was on Thursday and it was 15 hours … [Read more...]