Mommy Lessons

Mom Comes Up With New Ailment

You know those bragging moms who could talk to you for hours about their kids.  How sweet they are.  How considerate.  They ?do this, they do that?.  I am not one of those moms.  I might even be the polar … Continue reading

A Mom Sees The Benefits of Party Planning

This will be my only post this week.  I have been talking about this for a long time, and it is finally here.  Can’t believe it, but I am hosting my first bar mitzvah this weekend. Forget trying to figure … Continue reading

What Would Claire Danes Do?

I was watching Homeland the other night.  Great show on Showtime about terrorism in the U.S.  Makes me feel very unsafe and nervous to enter any sort of federal building, but entertaining nonetheless. Claire Danes stars.  If you don?t know … Continue reading

I Think Life Might Be A John Hughes Movie

I have been preparing this week for a speech I need to give to a group of women. I have done this a number of times before, and I am pretty comfortable speaking in front of people.  Did I mention … Continue reading

I Might Be In A Fight With An 8-Year-Old

I am an honest person.  Every time I use a public restroom that has that toilet sink combo in the stall, I come out and tell anyone that is in the bathroom that “I totally washed my hands already? and … Continue reading