Memories should be doody-free. Sometimes kids are sweet. “Can I sleep with you tonight, Mommy? I want to snuggle you.” Aw, how adorable, right? I will admit it – I usually say yes. Not all the time, not every week. But the snuggling does happen. I just can’t always say NO to that cute-ness. Any […]
Barilla Pasta really effed that up: #BarillaBoycott
Have a nice bidet. No, for realz.
“What is YOUR bidet story?” I’m supposed to write about my first experience with a bidet. I told my hubz that I do not want to tell my bidet story because it makes me feel very sad for my mom. My huz asked me, “WTF is a bidet?” It occurs to me that you, dear […]
I just can’t even.
I just can’t even respond to this properly, and I’m a mess. I want to scream, “Why did you do it? WHY?” But I can’t. Because I kind of know why. I mean, I think I do. Insofar as I understand mental illness, and I know what it feels like to lose one’s mind, and […]
When Breastfeeding is an Event, It’s Not About the Child
Every now and then, a mother will be asked to cover up a bit when breastfeeding in public. And once in while, when such a simple, innocent request is made, all hell breaks loose. A Knoxville, Tennessee, Chick-Fil-A became the site of a “nurse-in” last week. The reason? An employee told a woman who was finishing […]
Rape Exchange
Rape Exchange: An Unexpected Journey I meant to post an entirely different topic today, but this one called to me and I followed my muse, since she is often silent and seldom so insistent. Sometimes you just have to leave the blindfold in place and travel down the rocky path, trusting you won’t fall and […]
Boobs FTW
FTW = For the Win. NOT Fuck the World. Just wanted to make sure you know what I’m talking about over here. Because I’m not trying to fuck the world with my boobs. I’m WINNING at boobs. Amazon.com Widgets Why Boobs FTW? Because I haz them. And they are pretty goddamn cool. I mean, I […]
When Boys Cry – #AtoZChallenge
How do I feel when boys cry? It depends on who is doing the crying. When my hubz cries — which is few and far between, because he is definitely NOT a crier — my heart breaks, because I know something horrendously hurtful has occurred. In the more-than-five years we’ve been together, he has only […]
Aggravation – #AtoZChallenge
April 1 – This day in history: 1392 – earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness: an ambiguous reference in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Let the pranking commence. I’ll take a large order of “You’re an idiot!” with a small cup of “I can’t believe you fell for that!” Hold the aggravation. 1663 – Gemert fines unwed motherhood […]
Super Soul Sunday with Dolly for Sue
WTF is “Super Soul Sunday”? Super Soul Sunday is an Oprah series which, according to the official Super Soul Sunday About page, “delivers a thought-provoking, eye-opening and inspiring block of programming designed to help viewers awaken to their best selves and discover a deeper connection to the world around them.” Right. But who cares? The badass […]