This has been a week of eye-opening experiences that has made me think a lot about the state that I now call “home”.
On Friday night, Allison and her friends introduced me to a TV show called “Toddlers and Tiaras”, a documentary-type show that shows the behind-the-scenes workings of beauty pageants for young children (even babies). I watched in horror as a tiny three-year-old who looked exactly like a pint-sized version of Anna Nicole Smith was forced to endure a photo session while she was sick with fever. …
Category: Random Thoughts
When Mom Dresses Like A Teen
I once bought jeans a few years ago from Limited, Too– for myself! No, I’m not a size zero. Just a busy mom who never has time to shop for herself, yet gets dragged to the mall on numerous occasions by her oldest daughter so that she can shop. So there I was one day, bored, waiting while my then pre-teen daughter was trying on clothes (and I kept waiting….. and waiting…..) and sick of listening to the pounding pop beats played nonstop in that store, and I started thinking “outside the box”. Hmmm, I …
Friendship 101
Do you have friends you’ve kept up with since childhood? High School? College? First job? If you’re a parent, who among your kids’ friends do you think they’ll still be close to when they’re in their 40’s and beyond? I think one of the best gifts we can give our children, and ourselves, is to help foster and nurture deep friendships. I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately, as I count down the days until my teenager starts high school (66 as of today– I can’t believe it!) and watch my kids spend their summer hours. Having “best friends” in …
Is Mother’s “Day” An Insult?
How was your Mother’s Day? Did you do something nice for your mom, another mom, or, if you’re a mom, did you receive something nice? Mine was fine– my husband cooked me dinner and my 10-year-old presented me with a card she’d made at school. They both picked out and purchased a nice gift for me, too. (My teenager said nothing and did nothing, but truly, I wasn’t surprised, or hurt– if she had done anything nice for me, it would have seemed contrived and fake, considering that most of her words to me, for months, have been whiny, angry or disgusted.) But I’ve been thinking about the holiday more, and I think I’m on the side of the founder of Mother’s Day, Anna Jarvis, who went to her grave penniless, having spent all her money trying to abolish the holiday she’d started. Only I’d get rid of it for different reasons.
Uncool Hands
I went naked over 10 years ago. Naked hands, that is. No more soaking in pink solution and breathing in air that comes with a warning label. No more long, polished fingernails in colors like Chick Flick Cherry or Blushingham Palace. Ever since, it’s just been clip, file, and (sometimes) buff. And done by myself, I might add. …
Kid Lang Syne
I think my 10-year-old is going to have a better New Year’s Eve than me…not to knock my wonderful friends […]