Mothers of the world, we’ve been duped. We’ve been bamboozled. Lied to. Shafted. We have had the wool well and truly pulled over our eyes. Riddle me this: Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew..oh wait, that’s the Candyman. The Candyman can. How about this: Who can earn a paycheck, bake delicious cakes for sixty-two…
Tag: Mother’s Day
You are the Architect of Your Dreams (But Your Mother Dusted Them)
If you need a reason to call your mother on Mother’s Day this year, consider this one: You may be the architect of your dreams, but it was your mother who dusted them. I don’t mean the magic, fairy kind of dust that Tinkerbell sprinkles about. I mean she dusted them with synthetic ostrich plumes…
Real Moms of Genius, We Salute You
Today we salute you, Newborn Mom, who has just been thrown to the sharks; As well as you, Empty Nest Mom, who is starting to forget what it was like. Today we salute you, Martha Stewart Mom, who uses cookie cutters to make cute little sandwich shapes and themed lunches with 3 different vegetables and…
This Year, Give Mom the Gift that Keeps on Giving
My best Mother’s Day was the year my husband asked me, point-blank, what I wanted. Instead of playing coy, instead of saying I didn’t want anything, instead of assuming he would know I was just being a Mommy Martyr and then getting pissed off at him because he got me exactly what I said I…
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 