As mothers we spend a lot of our time shielding our kids from the harsh realities of the world until they are ready to face them. School shootings, dead three-year-old Syrian refugees, teens who overdoes on heroine, missing commercial airliners – the list of frightening things that our children can be exposed to is overwhelming. […] Read more…
The number one human fear, according to numerous studies and surveys, is public speaking. It’s not my biggest dear. But it was during a public speaking training session that I realized what my biggest fear actually is: not being thought of as nice. Really, you might be thinking? The realization that I don’t want to be thought of […] Read more…
There is nothing like spending a week in a bikini to make you whole heartedly commit to a diet. However I also discovered the week after getting back from vacation is not the optimal time to give up caffeine, alcohol (dear seven pound eight ounce baby Jesus, help me), dairy, flour and sugar. It’s also […] Read more…
Nobel scientist, Tim Hunt, had a bad week when he mistakenly used his outside voice instead of just thinking quietly in his head to himself. His cringe-worthy evaluation of women scientists is right up there with any backwards comment uttered by your dementia-suffering grandpa at Thanksgiving dinner. Hunt found himself in world of hurt after […] Read more…
We all know our children do what they see us do, not what we tell them to do. And usually I think about all the terrible things I do that my kids are probably picking up on and storing away to try out themselves at some point – like my nightly glass of wine, or […] Read more…
10. When parking your car, the pre-pubescent valet drives away smirking as he noticed both the Wall Street Journal and your son’s stuffed bunny riding shotgun. 9. You are constantly picking grass from the previous night’s soccer game out of your four-inch heels. 8. You have a Sibyl-like reaction when booking an out-of-town business trip as you experience utter […] Read more…