In Memoriam
Ray Michael Dallabrida (DOB: May 25, 1982) would be celebrating his 35th birthday this week, but instead, on April 19, 2017, he died of a...
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
Ding Dong. There’s nothing quite as exciting to my 3-year-old as the doorbell ringing. “Who’s that, Mommy!?!?” “I don’t know, bud. Let’s...
Dear Ray Michael...
I hate you. Yep. I said it. I fucking hate you. Wait!?! What, Sandy? You can’t say that. That’s a horrible thing to say. You shouldn’t...
Surviving Mom & Dad: Tales of how my parents royally $%&#@! with me and I made it out OK!
So you know how your parents tortured you when you were a kid? Like made up elaborate stories just to mess with you? Or just did...
A Clean House: Parenting Myth Busted
Do you ever feel like you’ve become a living breathing caricature of yourself? Or at least of who you thought you would be? You know what...
Stop Clowning Around, Assholes
It’s been kind of hard to avoid this clown thing over the past few weeks. I turn on the news and there it is, I go on Facebook there are...
Say what, MGM National Harbor? I say "No thanks, I'll pass."
I think everyone knows by now that finding travel deals is one of my favorite hobbies. I would go so far as to say that it’s a game to me...
Unfriending Dick: My first official Facebook breakup
I had my first official Facebook breakup today. No, my husband and I are not breaking up. If that were the case, I’d have much bigger...
No use crying over spilled milk...I say, SCREW THAT...Maybe sometimes you should...
Scene: After spending the morning at the park and running errands, my son and I were now home for the afternoon. The expectation was...
"The big moments are gonna come"
"Bottom line is, even if you see 'em coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But...
