The following press release was based on the true story of shopping at the mall with my teenage daughter, 14. Enjoy! *** Jennifer Smith, 50, was reported missing from Midtown Mall on Friday afternoon at approximately 3:43 pm. Smith was last seen shopping inside Forever 21 with her teenage daughter, 14. “This was her dream, [Read More]
Four Tips about Womanhood I Had To Teach My Daughter
Recently I shared the story of teaching my teenage daughter the one tip about womanhood she just needed to know. “What is it?” you ask, frothing with curiosity. Trust me when I say it’s not what you think! You’ll just have to head over to my first essay on AARP’s The Girlfriend to find out. [Read More]
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Five Fantastic Memes That Find The Funny In Women’s History Month
Not only was March 8 International Women’s Day, but the whole month of March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate all things WOMAN, I’m sharing some of my favorite funny or empowering memes about the best gender on the planet. Here’s to all things female! The one about the part time job: The one about [Read More]
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A Letter of Apology To My Teenage Daughter Who Has To Share A Bathroom With Her Brother
Dear Teenage Daughter, Your father and I would like to extend our sincerest apologies for the negative experience you have had sharing a bathroom with your older brother. It was our main goal to provide an exemplary lavatorial experience for members of our family and we realize that your experience has fallen short. I understand [Read More]
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#FlashbackFebruary – 24 Steps Of Finishing Kindergarten Valentines
Welcome to #FlashbackFebruary, where I’ll be sharing some of my favorite blog posts from February in years past. Yes, I made this up. Humor me. First, with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I wanted to revisit the time I helped my daughter, now 14, make cards for her kindergarten classmates. Look how cute she [Read More]
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The Best Memes About 2020
2020 has been one doozy of a year. One of the ONLY good things to come out of it was the prevalence of funny memes that made us laugh, not cry, about this dumpster fire of a year. I present the best memes about 2020 below, none of which I made (!), but all of [Read More]
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Itty Bitty Things I’m Thankful For During This Strange Time
November is the month in which we give thanks in the U.S. But what do we have to be thankful for this year? It’s been a doozy. However, sometimes during this strange time it helps me to think about the itty bitty things I *am* thankful for. Because being thankful about even the small things [Read More]
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My Whiny Baby Review of Noom, The First Month
Last month I started Noom and shared my honest thoughts early on. In a nutshell, it’s a diet and you will lose weight if you stick to the 1300 calories/day they suggest. (Now, what happens when you start eventually start eating >1300 calories/day like a normal person who isn’t dieting is kinda obvious to me: [Read More]
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Old School Pop Culture References That My Kids Don’t Get
Ready for a laugh? Then check out this list of pop culture phrases and sayings from the 70s and 80s that your kids have never heard of! This article was originally published on Filter Free Parents. “Don’t touch that dial!” joked the weatherman on the morning news. I chuckled and looked at my teenage daughter [Read More]
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A Letter to My Teenager’s Car
Last summer, my teen turned 16 and got his driver’s license. It was definitely a rite of passage for him–and me! He also got a used car, not because his dad and I are bajillionaires, but because we found a car that fit our price range. Now our teen could drive himself to hockey practice, [Read More]
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