The Hit List – Adults Only

The Hit List – Adults Only

by | Jun 7, 2014 | The Hit List, Uncategorized

My babies are no longer babies.  Yet my brain is hardwired to view them as toddlers. Doesn’t matter that one will be turning thirty in a few weeks – I constantly morph into automatic Mommie Dearest mode (complete with wire hangers and cocktails) even though I...
The Hit List – Sister Sister

The Hit List – Sister Sister

by | May 31, 2014 | The Hit List

I’ll never forget the day my little sister was born.  I was in the hospital with a broken leg (in traction at age two – fun times!) when mom was giving birth. She came down to show her to me.  Pink cheeked perfection with a shock of dark hair.  And then, she...
The Hit List – Cat Jacking

The Hit List – Cat Jacking

by | May 24, 2014 | The Hit List

My daughter is a word nerd who loves to teach me lingo that I need to know.  This week, she enlightened me about  “mommyjacking”, a term given when “an enthusiastic mother turns someone else’s status update into their own personal baby-talk forum.” Confession time: I...
The Hit List – Ditching Scarlett O’ Drama

The Hit List – Ditching Scarlett O’ Drama

by | May 17, 2014 | The Hit List

Drama is addictive. Some people secretly thrive on high-volume fights, righteous victimhood, and random exchanges of hostile barbs. It makes them feel alive.  It’s a brutal, throbbing, pulsing, version of alive. That’s the addictive part.  It hurts but at least you’re...
The Hit List – The Silent Mother

The Hit List – The Silent Mother

by | May 10, 2014 | The Hit List

If you think mothering small children is a rough job, wait until your kids are adults. I assumed that once mine were done with high school, I’d be on easy street. WRONGO. Adult children have permission to say “back off” and you have no choice in the matter.  You have...

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