LUDAAAAAA! Man, this guy does it all, doesn’t he? Although he started on the scene as a rapper, he’s also known for his stellar acting (Yeah, there are all the Fast and Furious movies, but have you seen Crash?), and we can’t forget his freestyle reading of Llama Llama Red Pajama, as well as his philanthropic […]
Life
Four Life Lessons from a Rescue Mutt
By Jacqueline Miller of Boogers Abroad I’m the first to admit that I did NOT want a dog. Breaking things, slobbering, making messes, peeing on the floor — I already have kids for that. But my husband has been yearning for a canine companion for the 18 years I’ve known him, and my excuses were […]
It Helps to Have a Good Cry
By Elaine Ferrell I cry easily. Not because I’m a sad person generally, but because I just get emotional, and the first thing I do when something is sad, or overwhelming, or scary, or even joyful, is cry. Not always bawling — in fact, rarely bawling — but tears definitely wet my cheeks more than […]
Sometimes Coffee Grounds Me: Flashbacks to My Good Old Chemo Days
By Gila Pfeffer of The Mom Who Knew Too Much Sundays in our house are not relaxing. Sure, we all get to sleep in later than during the school week, but once we are up we are running: homework, tutors, birthday parties, football matches (“soccer” for my American readers) and counting the amount of times […]
To The Woman Who Called Me Cold
By Melanie Forstall of entermothering.com In the middle of a somewhat heated conversation recently, a woman called me cold. As jazzed as I was, her words were not at all intended to be a compliment. Her intent was to shame me; make me feel bad for not having an emotional response. While I simply didn’t […]
How I Rebuilt Myself After Depression
By Renee Rocco of reneerocco.com You know how some folks are like, “that b*tch is crazy,” but she’s not a ‘mental’ sort of crazy. Yeah, well, after Jesse was born, I went full-blown insane. I dismissed it as an obsessive need to be the best mommy ever because of how long and rough the road […]
Co-Parenting With Your Not-So-Bad-But-Sometimes-Stupid Ex
By Kate Cartia Breakups suck. You know it. I know it. Everyone knows it. Ideally, immediately moving on from a craptastic relationship as quickly as possible, “Somebody That I Used to Know”-style, is your best bet, right? Drink some wine, wash the sheets, covertly change that Relationship Status on Facebook so that the girl you did […]
I Think My Ovaries Are Trying to Kill Me Because They Know I Am Considering Their Destruction
By Haley Linnet of Defiant Wanderings I’m not being hyperbolic. I literally had to have emergency surgery THREE DAYS after moving to Lima, Peru. An ovarian cyst, roughly the size of an ice cream truck, was wrapping around my left ovary. The doctor gleefully informed me that a few hours more, and I would have […]