Caryn: Okay. So in the event any of you doubt the necessity of the Mommy Revolution—or in case any of you think Carla and I make up the stuff that has spurred us to action here (though, come to think of it: have we talked much about our “stuff” here…?)—I wanted to share with you […]
Mommy Revolution
And The Winners Are…..
Alrighty—so in a super secret (yet totally random) selection process involving numbers and my 7-year-old son, we have choosen three winners of my new book, Mama’s Got a Fake I.D.: How to Reveal the Real You Behind All That Mom!
The winners are: Chad Hall, Kristi (#17), and Karin (#28). If you see this, please email […]
Mama’s Got a Fake I.D.–Unleashed!
Caryn: So, yeah, um, today’s the day my book, my beloved, long-labored-over, God-only-knows-how-I-pulled-it-off book, Mama’s Got a Fake I.D.: How to Reveal the Real You Behind All That Mom, officially drops, “hits the shelves,” and is available “at bookstores everywhere,” as they say.
So of course, this is a huge day for me. Full of parties, celebrations, and just general […]
My Kid Can Beat Up Your Kid
Carla: Okay, maybe that’s pushing it a little, but really the competition between moms can bring out the worst in all of us. We asked our wise friend Cindy, who many of you will recognize from her insightful comments on various posts here at the MR, to blog for us this week. So ladies (and […]
Expectations + Desires = Guilt?
Caryn: So, Carla, we haven’t written in a while. What’s your excuse? Here’s mine: Our basement flooded (had to tear up carpet), then we were out of town a night, came back (continued ripping up carpet/cleaning basement), my mom slipped on ice and broke her hip, my two-year-old has some icky bug.
AND, this is the […]
Recharging Mama
Caryn: Okay. So I’m going to flake the blog up here a bit—after all these wonderful, deep and moving comments on grief and jealousy and contentment. But I need to vent, to lay something out, and frankly, it’s easier to just start typing than to pick up the phone to call someone (don’t even know who […]
