Category Archives: motherhood

May the 4th be with you!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Today was not just Star Wars Day, although that is awesome enough. Today was also the day of the birthday party for my middle daughter, Stitch. Months ago, she decided that what she really wanted was an Angry Bird Star … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Stitch!!

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

My darling middle child is six years old today. She lost a second bottom tooth last night, so she is feeling quite the grown-up-almost-first-grader. She has also decided that she wants a “Roxanne Ritchi” haircut. For those of you who … Continue reading →

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Trying to find a happy place

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

I am not going to blog about Boston today, except to say that people in the media calling this the “first act of terror in America since 9/11” are full of shit. There have been PLENTY of domestic terrorist acts … Continue reading →

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Don’t Blink

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

We were leaving a restaurant yesterday when it happened. I was holding the door open with my butt (as Mommy’s do) and the girls were coming out. Normally they all wait right by the door, because my crazy, paranoid ass … Continue reading →

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Did you look over there?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

We had a really nice Easter last Sunday. We went to our church, wear Lilo, Stitch, and Spock got to show off their very sparkly/poufy dresses and accept their due accolades for their cuteness. Later some good friends of ours … Continue reading →

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Lilo is 8 years old

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

I can honestly say that my mind boggles at the idea that my eldest daughter is already 8 years old. My memories of her as a newborn are still so lucidly and vividly clear that it doesn’t seem as if … Continue reading →

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OCD (Other Childbirth Damages)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

As I have blogged about before, my OCD manifested a raging anxiety disorder in the autumn of 2011. This year, tired of crying and freaking out and feeling terrified all the time, I got some help for it. Since my … Continue reading →

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Why I am not on the radio today

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

Yesterday, I received this nifty (and frankly flattering) request: Dear Betty, My name is [redacted] and I’m a producer with the [radio station in NYC that is also syndicated]. I’m writing because we would love to interview you tomorrow morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, life as I know it, motherhood | 5 Comments

Stitch, you are not fat

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

I am writing this as an open letter to my five year old daughter Stitch, who has recently become afraid of “looking fat”.  It is breaking my heart.   Dearest beloved Stitch, When you read this in the future there … Continue reading →

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Mansplaining

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Y’all I am no doubt feeding a troll here, but I this is too good an example of “mansplaining” not to use it for illustration and instruction. The definition of “mansplain”, for those unfamiliar with the term, is  1) delighting … Continue reading →

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