Recently I saw a meme on social media that took me back. Waaaaaay back to my Gen X childhood in the 70s and 80s. “You can still taste the warm plastic water on an 80s summer day…” the meme states alongside a picture of a green plastic water gun. Oh my word, yes I can! [Read More]
10 Reasons Why I Don’t Feel Guilty Watching Below Deck
Below Deck is a frothy show about the deckhands, stewards, and chef working on a superyacht. The crew are young, good looking, and working and living 24/7 with each other in tight quarters. What could go wrong? It’s been airing over a decade, but I only discovered it during the pandemic. Since then, I’ve caught [Read More]
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How to Survive Being Housebound with Teens during Coronavirus
How do you survive the coronavirus pandemic with teens? I’m not talking about the virus itself (check out the CDC for real facts), rather being housebound with teens for three weeks. Yup, my kids, ages 16 and 13, have no school or activities here in Michigan until at least April 6. They don’t have homework [Read More]
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SNL Sayings to Annoy Your Kids
My daughter helped me chop broccoli recently. I was trying out a new recipe, she was bored, and I put her to work. You know what comes next. “She’s chopping broccoli!” I sang with glee. “She’s chopping bro-cco-li”. My daughter looked at my like I was crazy (I am) and asked me to stop. But [Read More]
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Watch What We’re Watching This Summer
My daughter, 11, and I look forward to America’s Got Talent every Tuesday night. There are trained cats this year, folks. What more could you want? There are also the usual plethora of singers, dancers, magicians, and weirdos. We like AGT because there is always something new, entertaining, and it’s light. What I mean by [Read More]
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Why We Watch Live PD
For years I sat through Elmo and Caillou (ACK!) with my daughter. I’ve watched tween comedies like Liv and Maddie and The Loud House. My daughter, 11, even went through a savage Full House rerun phase. But I’m happy to report that those days are over (mostly). That’s because we are watching full-blown reality TV [Read More]
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Observations from Beachfront Bargain Hunt on HGTV
I never thought my son and I would bond over HGTV’s Beachfront Bargain Hunt. Of course, thirteen years ago when he was born I was simply trying to keep him alive. And not run myself into the ground trying. But here we are all these years later hanging out and watching a real estate show [Read More]
