A wedding reception is full of friends, family and love. But everyone knows the action really takes place on the dance floor. Well, there and in the ladies…
Recently, I helped a friend craft her online dating profile. She took it seriously, carefully constructing the perfect responses to all the standard getting-to-know-you inquiries, while I peered…
Who in the world would name a child, a teeny tiny baby, Ignota? My great grandparents, that’s who. I don’t know how old my weird grandma Ignota was…
I knew my breaking point was coming last year. I could sense it; I could the cracks starting to form and I could feel myself crumble bit by…
Dear Mr. President, The more I listen to you speak about how you are going to handle the opioid epidemic that continues to plague our country, the more…
Ok, look — it happens. Just as you find your unapologetic voice and perfect Spanx getup, something starts glowing on your head. Upon closer examination, there it is…
The list of heartbreaking things in our world is pretty damn long right now. It’s easy to feel depressed when we dwell on topics like gun violence, racial…
Motherhood is tough. Sometimes, it’s shit. But for most of us, it’s tough shit. Wanna pee without an audience? Serve a meal without a complaint? Need a full…
A long time ago my boyfriend would bring me a dozen long stem roses on Valentine’s Day. I would proudly put them in a vase for everyone to…
I never had the easy cool my sister had. She wore shimmery blue eyeshadow, plucked her eyebrows, and lightened her hair with Sun-In — three things that openly…
It wasn’t unexpected but it was a bit uncomfortable. “I’d like to start dating again,” my father casually states in our weekly phone catch-up. My mother passed away…
Within the first minute of Shakira and Jennifer Lopez’s SuperBowl LIV halftime performances, the cell phones in the family room where I sat were whipped out faster than…
This Valentine’s day, let’s celebrate our divorced friends. Let’s celebrate our girlfriends that had the lady balls to leave their husbands and marriages that no longer served them.…
Ermahgerd Karen. My feed is filled today with haters about last night’s Superbowl half time show. Mad, angry moms about scandalous clothing bits and stripper poles. Honestly, I…