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The "Facebook" Town Square
There is a problem. Technology, as it so often does, has moved faster than our collective enlightened maturity. Now we have the ability to create a visual message that is widely available from our...
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Warriors in Stretch Pants
Mommies are mad.First there was Maria Kang who put a picture of her chiseled body and her three young children out with the caption "What’s Your Excuse?" and everyone freaked out thinking she was...
View ArticleI Kid Because I Love
Yesterday was April Fool's Day.It is kind of a big deal in my house, mostly because we are a bunch of a$$holes who like to show our love by humiliating each other. I know we are flawed, but we are...
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Beautiful
I was brushing my teeth in my bathroom as Gia Luna (5) watched me from the edge of the tub.Gia Luna: "Mommy, when I grow up will I be as beautiful as you are?"I choked on my toothpaste.I saw her sweet...
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I Wear a Bikini because… Fuck You
Here are the top six reasons why I, as a 43-year-old, size 12, mother of four, woman with thunder thighs, feel totally justified in rocking a two piece.1. I Don't Give a ShitI actually do not exist for...
View ArticleRenewing You Marriage
Well, invitations are ordered and I am in the process of marrying the love of my life (again).My husband/editor and I have decided to live and relationship mindfully - and so getting remarried every 5...
View ArticleIt is NOT OK to Rape
Hopefully, this is a message we have already heard. However, there are four recent headlines that make me feel like this is a message that bears repeating.Alleged gang rape, hanging of two girls in...
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Genius Fish
So, you know that quote that says:"Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish simply by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."Whoever said that was...
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Yes, I Go To Church
The four year old feeling a previous service.Photo credit Sean ElliotI was on a panel the other day and these words found their way out of my mouth: "When I teach Sunday school – "I was quickly...
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Pumpkin Parenting
Bringing up Pumpkin Last November I tossed rotting Jack-o-lanterns into an unused garden bed and hoped for the best. I occasionally watered it, I occasionally put some compost in there with it, but I...
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Why I am Not a "Plan B" Parent
Totally OK with whatever path these guys choose,even if they want to be birds. I grew up in kind of a rich town, as kind of a poor kid. Not truly poor; I recognize that my family owned their own house...
View ArticleBack Off Dress Codes - This is Not Your Call
Ok, I am pissed. The Dress Code thing has always been an issue for me - but we are at code-fucking-orange here people. That's right, girls are getting hazed and shamed. They are being kicked out of...
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All or Nothing
Here is the thing about me (and I bet it is about you as well): In the area of taking care of and loving myself, I am an all-or-nothing kind of girl.If I start my day off eating sugary cereal "because...
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Vacancy at the Hotel Uterus
Freedom is a beautiful thingI think we can all agree that women are under a lot of scrutiny. A lot. We are almost always too fat– unless we cross over and become “disgustingly thin” or a “skinny...
View ArticleOrange is the New Karen: Seven Things I Learned after Getting Arrested Today
Our neighbors moved in almost three years ago. Most of this time, they have kept to themselves; regardless I thought we had a nice relationship. When they had a baby, I bought them a welcoming gift of...
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How to lose 10 lbs. in 10 days!
Faked you out again with the picture,no diet tips in this blog. Last week was really hard for me. I was kind of a wreck. My stomach and head hurt, I was unreasonably hot or cold, and using the phrase...
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#Breaking the Internet
(of the negativity cycle surrounding women and their sexuality)When J.Law and company had their private, nude photos hacked and leaked onto the internet a few months ago, there was some serious anger....
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