Dear Fellow Mom: As I sit and write this I am shaky from the encounter I had with your children. You are not aware of the encounter or of me really. You were asleep. And when you were awoken it was by a cop and not me. I am the […]
Author: Mandy Waysman
How to Raise a Dreamer
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” –Eleanor Roosevelt I find in general there are two categories of people: the dreamers and the realists. You could make a sub-category for a-holes, but I think they tend to consider themselves realists. […]
How To Be a Cool Mom
The most important part of motherhood is how you look while doing it. Sure, we would like to imagine that the little people we are raising are going to turn out well, but how much control do we really have over that? For the purposes of this piece, I’m going […]
5 Ways I Have a Sitcom Marriage
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I chose my husband based on how well we could recreate a sitcom together. I like to think I chose well. Below are some examples which I feel illustrate I chose correctly. 1) Our disagreements One evening I requested help to settle a quick marriage dispute. […]
Dear Bennifer
Here is the deal: I can’t with you two breaking up. I don’t want to be insensitive or selfish, but why are you doing this to me? I’m trying so hard to figure out what I did to make things fall apart. Did I not go to enough of your […]
Ultimate Guide to Saving Face the Lazy Way
If you are anything like me (and let’s face it — if you’re a woman, you are because we both have boobs), you may find yourself running late. There are often tough choices to make in the morning in order to get back on track once that snooze button cycle […]
6 Reasons I Need My Dad Today More Than Ever
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I need my dad today more than ever, and here are six reasons why: 1) He provides over-the-phone car diagnoses and therapy. One little noise in my car leads me to believe that every noise it makes is suspect and therefore a problem. Has the blinker always […]
12 Pitch Perfect Quotes That Are Perfect for Real Life
OK. I’m a little late to this party called Pitch Perfect. I know we have moved on to number two, but I just finished number one, and I kind of love it. If you are anything like me, you like to save some favorite quotes in your repertoire to whip […]