What doesn’t kill you makes a funny story.
I write to inspire, amuse and say what everyone is thinking.
My stories have been featured in Magnolia Journal, on Scary Mommy, HuffPost & Medium, and widely shared across the interwebs.
Summer Reality Check
Sigh...Summer is in full swing and I just want to sleep late, go to the beach, ride bikes and get lost in the magic of an ice cream cone. Remember when we were kids and playing was our only job? Back then, we didn't know how good we had it. We'd whine because we were...
My New Hero: Alysia Montaño
Weekly 'What Th–" Now that my kids are off school for the summer, I've been burning the candle at seven ends trying to finish my second book and do freelance work in between swim dates and the incessant demands of home life, while attempting (laugh) to find time to...
Rules of a Feminist Father
The supportive father of a 20 year-old girl from Cherry Hill, NJ was photographed wearing a t-shirt displaying the rules for dating his daughter, and the pic has gone totally viral. Wow. Her body, her rules. I kind of love that. The man's daughter, college student...
Put Up Your Daisy Dukes
These jorts have about as much fabric as a handkerchief.One of the big stories going around the net right now involves an 11th grade girl from Canada who was sent home for wearing short shorts and went on to protest the school's dress code, causing one heck of a stir....
Goldilocks And The Three Butts
I've been in my house for 12 years, which means all our toilets are starting to go. Tired of having to plunge malfunctioning bowls, my husband recently asked me if I could buy thinner toilet paper. Apparently all that cushiony softness we were paying extra for was...
Yippee! I Got An Agent!
Some news is so big, you just want to scream it from the rooftops. Stuff like, "I lost my virginity!" or "I'm getting married!" or "We had a baby!" Cherry-popping aside, those other life events are okay to broadcast because it's universally known that people will be...
Not Your Daughter’s Barbie
Lately, the folks behind Barbie have been going hog wild trying to find ways to keep the disproportionate plastic icon modern and relevant. Exhibit A: the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit doll. She made her debut posing in the mag's 2014 Swimsuit Issue and quickly flew...
Ban Bossy? Or help my daughter be The Boss?
I am a sucker for anything pro-women, much to my man's inner eye rolling. So when I heard about the new campaign to Ban Bossy being launched by female heavy hitters Sheryl Sandberg, Girl Scouts CEO Anna Maria Chávez and former secretary of state Condi Rice, I was all...
What’s in an Effin Name?
A few weeks back, Jimmy Kimmel announced on "The Ellen Degeneres Show" that he and his wife are having a baby. And while he joked about going all Kardashian and naming the kid either Karate or The Riddler, it was his choice for a middle name that I found hilariously...
Running Away Money
Always have some running away money.This was the slice of optimistic advice I got from my Aunt right before I got married. A mother of four, she’d been married for two decades to a guy she caught making out with her babysitter. In her car. While she was out working to...
Sex Checks for Soccer Chicks
Did you hear the one about the Iranian women's national soccer team? Turns out, four of its top players were really men, so now everyone in their pro league has to undergo a mandatory sex check to confirm they are in fact female. The punchline? Well, the punchline is,...
World’s Best Worst Mom
Those who know me from afar may have formed the impression that I've got my act together. I shower at least once a week, occasionally show up in an outfit that matches and doesn't include yoga pants, and my reasonably well-behaved kids turn homework in mostly on time,...
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