Crazy times. This is the state of what we’re living in now. CRAZY TIMES. (Is this why I’ve found myself wanting to cry — or, really crying — over what I’ve seen and read in the news lately? For the sake of being specific, I’m writing this just days after we’ve seen a toddler boy fall into…
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Working Mom: Why I don’t let my girls watch me on TV.
Got working mom guilt? I can’t say I do, but I do have working mom worries. Thanks to TV gigs (CBS Los Angeles!), writing a book (The FAB Mom’s Guide!) and maintaining this baby of a blog (plus other sites I write for!), I officially became a full time working mom this past February (meaning, the hours…
CBS Los Angeles: Tie those toddlers up.
My toddler safety tips are based on the following philosophy: I just don’t mess around with toddlers. Never have, never will. They’re too tricky… unpredictable… sneaky and suspicious (in the most adorable way, of course). Call me overprotective, call me a freak, call me annoying. We are all entitled to find our own ways of…
Memorial Day: Remember to tell the kids…
Memorial Day Weekend: I’m beginning to realize the Memorial Day holiday is split between two chapters of life — Before Babies and After Babies. There’s the holiday that revolves around the beach, BBQs, booze and bikinis and then there’s the holiday that includes fighter jets flying overhead, ceremonies at cemeteries, parades and hanging a flag outside your…
The mother & daughter date that shocked me.
What happened when I took my oldest daughter, LadyP (now 5!) on a date? Lots of things. Shocking things. It happened on Mother’s Day (I know, I’m writing this late — but I’ve been thinking about it so much lately). For months she’d been asking, “Mommy can you and me just go somewhere by ourselves?”…
CBS Los Angeles: You posted what about my kid? {VIDEO}
Mind your manners, moms. Especially online. This includes myself, as I know I can get a bit bossy about social media for parents. Listen, I’ve had my share of offenses (like that time I got blasted by a slew of moms in a Facebook mommy group, saying how I’d violated their privacy by sharing happenings from…
CBS Los Angeles: Sisters! Be friends or else.
Having kids that get along is a fabulous way of life… until sibling rivalry rears it’s head. National Siblings Day is rollin’ round again. I’m not much of a groupie for these ‘special days’ that seem to pop up every single day now — National Pancake Day, National Pie Day, National Underwear Day (ok I kinda…
