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The Mom Slant
When I was getting to know people before BlogHer06, Jes mentioned that she was “rebranding” as Chirky. Back then, having only just moved from Blogger to my own domain, I couldn’t imagine starting over as she had. A new name, a new domain, a whole new identity – it sounded so intimidating.
Now, three years later, [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 24th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Who me? | 18 Comments »
Happy birthday, Herman Anne! (or, Ann Coulter is an insufferable, hateful bitch)
A lot of people out there think Ann Coulter is an insufferable, hateful bitch; I’m one of them.
Really, I’d like someone to explain to me why a woman who makes statements like these ought to be tolerated, let alone revered:
“We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.” (source: National Review [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on April 7th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Dirtying up other corners of the web | 10 Comments »
How do I feel? Shredded.
Remember in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off when Ferris calls Cameron on the phone and asks, “How do you feel?” and Cameron replies, “Shredded,” right?
Yeah. When Jillian Michaels says, at the end of Level One of the 30 Day Shred, “You are well on your way to being shredded,” what she doesn’t realize is that by [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on March 10th, 2009 tagged Bwahahaha!, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Who me? | 3 Comments »
It’s some other kid’s party, and I’ll cry if I want to
I’m all for allowing kids to pick and choose which classmates and friends they want to invite to their birthday party. It’s their party – they shouldn’t have to spend it with kids they don’t like, brothers and sisters excepted. And it’s never too early to learn about not discussing social events in front of [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on February 25th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Dirtying up other corners of the web | 15 Comments »
He’s a weanee, and I’m a weenie
Updated below – I’m guest posting at MamaPop today!
It was agreed a few months ago – by the adults in this house, anyway – that my trip to Mom 2.0 would be Oliver’s designated weaning period.
That was, if he hadn’t already self-weaned by then. Which, ha. Ha ha ha ha ha.
The boy is, and forever [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on February 18th, 2009 tagged Dirtying up other corners of the web, Olliepop, Who me? | 12 Comments »
Why I just can’t get on the John Krasinski bandwagon
I may not watch much prime time TV, but “The Office” is one show that I don’t miss.
Granted, I was a little late to the party, just as I was with “Seinfeld” and “Friends”. Come to think of it, I haven’t been a loyal viewer of any series all the way from the premiere, not [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on February 11th, 2009 tagged Bwahahaha!, Daring you to disagree, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Home on the range, Who me? | 9 Comments »
Tacy’s mom has got it goin’ on
My mother rarely volunteered at my school or in my extra-curricular activities. She volunteered in other capacities (such as…gulp…Junior League), but the room mother gig just wasn’t for her.
I didn’t mind. Other kids loved having their mothers chaperone field trips and plan class parties, and their mothers loved doing those things. Not me, and not [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on February 10th, 2009 tagged Bwahahaha!, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Kids say the darnedest things, Miss Goosie, Who me? | 7 Comments »
So the last shall be first, and the first last
I don’t like the idea of “firsts” – the first time you [fill in the blank] or the first person to [fill in the blank].
The inherent pressure to be first, even when you’d probably be better served NOT to be first (for example, being the first of your friends to lose her virginity), seems to [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on January 13th, 2009 tagged Daring you to disagree, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Miss Goosie, Who me? | 6 Comments »
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
I try not to put too much pressure on myself at the holidays.
We stay at home. Want to come visit us? Great! Want us to get on a plane or in a car and come visit you? Are you MAD?! Not even if you bought plane tickets for all five of us. Sorry.
We make what [...]
Published by mothergoosemouse on December 18th, 2008 tagged Bloggy-linky-meme-y, Dirtying up other corners of the web, Look at me, look at me!, Miss Goosie, Miss Mousie, Olliepop | 12 Comments »
I told you once, I’ll tell you again
Oh, Gov. Rendell. No, you di-in’t.
You did? Well, I think I understand your intent.
Still. Not cool. Don’t box us in.
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Want an excellent example of why more regulation is not necessarily better? Read this.
Not only will the CPSIA cost the big box toymakers a shit-ton of money in order to achieve compliance (which, naturally, they will [...]
