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There comes a time when mothers of teenage boys must deal with the inevitable: raging hormones, shifting moods, aching joints and weight gain. But facial hair? “Ewwww, Mom, there’s a hair – on top of your lip,” Pinot cried out in horror, just like the time he found a job … [Read more...]
“Contessa, I need your help,” The Big Guy hollered from the den. Oh great, he wants me to turn the channels on the television set. Again. I can’t believe Cat traded her dad’s remote control for an iTunes gift card. She should’ve held out for an iPod touch. “Actually, I want your … [Read more...]
Betty is a big girl - big and mean. Nobody’s sure why she goes by Betty, her given name is Melissa - but don’t call her Melissa… and don’t ever call her Missy. Betty’s only display of femininity is the cropped ponytail that sticks out of the back of the Mack Truck ball cap that … [Read more...]
Porter Elementary wasn't a school for ambitious kids. At the end of fourth grade, if you could tie your shoelaces in under eight minutes, you received a poster-sized gold star to hang up on your bedroom wall. And then it was on to fifth grade, which, if I remember correctly, … [Read more...]
I've never been much a fan of soap opera's, that is, until I had children. I realized at that point, my life had become just that...one big soap opera (Key music- Da Da Da!) As I sat at the breakfast table with my two boys, I suddenly imagined the camera crew and director … [Read more...]