A mom blog by TV host & new mommy Jill Simonian.
Guilt is a wasted emotion. I thank my own mom, my best friend to this day, for teaching me this early on in life. Guilt wastes time. Guilt wastes energy. Guilt wastes your youth away. Guilt will NOT make you a good mother… it will only distract you, push you down, question your own confidence [...]
Today’s episode of HLN’s lively and sometimes-controversial entertainment news show Showbiz Tonight got mothered. By me. (Hey, it’s their fault they let me back in after a year and a half…) Now that I’m a ‘mom,’ I get more and more revved up by celebrity ‘mom’ topics in the news… like Kim and Kourtney Kardashian [...]
Blame the recent New York Times article for what you’re about to read (or at least the timing of me writing it). Let’s talk baby weight. Gaining it, losing it, and how celebrities on covers of magazines make us feel bad. Correction: How they make SOME PEOPLE feel bad. As a lone duck I’m here [...]
In a shocking and unexpected turn of events this week, Snooki has indicated that she may very well be keeping her boobies to herself in regards to nursing her soon-to-be bambino. The girl formerly identified by the media as “Drunk” told ABC News (WATCH THE VID HERE) that she’s not all that keen on breast [...]
Ok, so my title here is probably a bit harsh, but I haven’t finished my coffee yet so I’m using that as an excuse for my brashness. Thanks to the now-infamous Time Magazine cover, recent debates and ongoing media “conversations” about attachment parenting that won’t go away (like on today’s Anderson) I’ve finally hit a breaking [...]
This ‘Fab Mom’ crap is getting a bit tiresome now that I’ve got 3 (THREE!!!) weeks until Go-Day #2 (aka: the birth of my second baby). I feel good on the inside (minus a cold that WON’T go away), fat on the outside, and just want to lay on my couch for the next 21 [...]
6 weeks away until Go-Day. What’s driving me crazy (the most)? Everyone keeps telling me to sit down and take it easy. With all respect, YOU sit down and take it easy. Strangers in the Nordstrom Ladies’ Lounge tell me I shouldn’t be picking up my 23-lb toddler. My mom tells me not to bend [...]
Sure, the fridge is packed, wine is ready to pop and potatoes waiting to be mashed. The Little Miss Housewife in me is way too excited about cooking Thanksgiving this year… the bird, those ooey-gooey marshmallow yams and everything in between. (Any day that’s centered around counting your blessings with your mouth full is tops [...]
Failure. It’s the worst word in the world, and I must rant about this. I’m SICK of hearing moms everywhere say “I feel like I’m failing all the time.” It also tries my patience when I hear moms say they feel “guilty.” Stop it. Now. Because you’re not, you shouldn’t… and it’s offending me. Every [...]
I got some flack for my declaration to resist babyproofing on my post yesterday (but isn’t that the fun of a blog? freedom of speech and expressing opinions to promote discussion?) To make up for it (or perhaps enrage others more), here’s my promised Part 2 regarding Babyproofing: In lieu of babyproofing, I’m beginning to [...]
So LadyP has been crawling like a son-of-a-gun for a few weeks now… and Hubby has been constantly instructing me to babyproof the house. “Yes” I nod. I lie. I most likely will do something non-invasive eventually, but at this headstrong moment in my parenting journey, I’m proclaiming that babyproofing is baloney. That’s right. I call [...]
This weekend, Hubby and I experienced our very first case of Baby Discrimination. We were denied – DENIED – entrance into a fine establishment here in LA called “Father’s Office”… thanks to baby LadyP’s presence. First I was hungry & pissed, then I was thankful. “Father’s Office” is a restaurant that happens to serve booze…. [...]
I’m tired of scraping wrongly-smeared plaster from my kitchen floor. I’m tired of driving. I’m tired of comparing bathroom tiles. I’m tired of wondering if there’s enough milk left in my fridge for Hubby’s cereal the next morning. I am TIRED. How cliche. How typical. How pathetic. For me to admit this is like my personal [...]
In the midst of being a bit *stressed* these days (thanks to moving/renovating), I’m feeling it’s time for a good old fashioned rant. Rather than screaming at my husband, I’m letting loose on something totally unrelated to home improvement: BJORNS. THEY DRIVE ME CRAZY. THEY’RE UNFABULOUS. And at the moment I’m beginning to think that [...]
Today, on The Today Show, there was a segment all about Mommy-guilt: Why we often feel guilty and how to cope with it effectively. My mom used to say (and still does) “Guilt is a wasted emotion.” Get tough and get over yourself. I know that I DO have a lot of lessons to learn, [...]
“I get strict with my Goddaughter… I get strict with other people’s kids,” Jennifer told me with a slight chuckle when I interviewed her (with Adam Sandler) a few weeks ago for their movie Just Go With It (in theaters now). Adam also attested that the former Friends star would be much “stricter” than him [...]
Despite my hubby’s protest about the title of this entry, I wonder if I’m walking a fine line of sexy/slutty lately. Check out this picture that my sister texted me of a storefront window… Upon seeing it, I squealed with delight and thought it was a fun and brazen display of the ‘new, sexy mom’ [...]
What does “mom” mean to you? Here’s what it meant to me this weekend: Waiting for an elevator for 24.5 minutes because it’s impossible to safely take a stroller on an escalator by your lonesome at the mall. Being frustrated that your time is being wasted because you can’t take your stroller on an escalator. [...]
Hi all. Jill Simonian here. I’m a TV Host & Entertainment Journalist who somehow ended up with TWO *surprise* baby girls under the age of 2. I'm still trying to figure out how this happened. LadyP barged in September 2010 and LilMiss arrived March 2012. TheFabMom was born in 2011 as an experiment to keep life flirty, fun, focused & as close to fabulous as possible after babies. Here you will find my personal stories, realizations & rants about keeping mommyhood, lifestyle and my work on TV fab... all with a wild toddler and bouncy infant. Got tips? Send 'em my way!
