I have to tell you that my early years were great. I had a lot of fun—cruising on my banana-seat chopper from one Kick the Can game to another, trolling forests with the neighborhood gang, being president of a shoplifting club. (Sorry, reader, but the adrenaline rush of pocketing a Hello Kitty eraser is a
I am no stranger to disgusting things. When I was 8, my brother slammed his foot in the front door, and his big toe was left with a mangled and eventually blackened toenail. Within a week it fell off, and he unceremoniously tossed that sucker into my Barbie Dream Camper, right next to Ken and
She looks so peaceful and calm, as if sleeping. The doctors say to talk to her; she can hear you. I don’t believe them and I look for…
I am a horrible mother, not for what I do, but for what I think. I think I want to run away. As I wash the dishes for…
Like attempting to thread your own eyebrows with dental floss, shopping for bras is a feminine rite of passage. Did you know that, according to Oprah, 85% of…
Men fear women laughing at them. Women fear men will kill them. Kill them and their babies. A few years ago I met a man on a popular…
I have been told more than once that I shouldn’t post anything political or even slightly controversial on my social media accounts because it doesn’t appeal to the…
A few weeks ago, I attended a women’s conference focused on empowerment and leadership. Over a hundred women attended. We participated in team building activities and group discussions…
During the other daylight hours, we resemble the rest of our flock. We start our day showered and moisturized. We smooth our hair and chapstick our lips. We…
Dear Becky, I don’t know really know you, yet we have a connection now. I just learned that you are pregnant, and of course you and Craig are…