Fifty Shades of Oy Vey
For our first Valentine’s Day — we’d been dating about four months — my husband had yet to master the finer points of courtship. He had completely forgotten about the ...
No Ugg a Wugg . . . Wha?
The live performance of Peter Pan on NBC won’t have the song “Ugg a Wugg” in it.
I think we can all agree that there are scenes in popular movies and ...
A Day in the Life of a Mom Who’s Never Worked a Day in Her Life
Yesterday, at my dentist’s office, I reflected on the terrible “boo boo” committed by Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen. As the mother of four, and as someone who uses the word ...
Put Me In, Coach!
Here in New York, we are expecting a Cuomo coronation following the Paterson meltdown (which was preceded by the Spitzer meltdown). In Albany, you just can’t get good help these ...
That Nice Vampire Next Door
There was a rush to the box office last weekend to see the new vampire movie, Twilight, based on a book by Stephenie Meyer.
In a teen version of Harry Potter-mania, ...
Kids (and Lizards) Return to School, Moms Collapse
You know it’s back-to-school month when your lizard leaves. Last week, Spike, the third-grade classroom pet — who spent August at our house — looked at me with his separately ...
Moms Go for the Gold
Dara Torres is my hero. The Olympic medalist in swimming has drawn attention to moms over 40 and what they can do. Well, to what she can do because, frankly, ...
Ringo, Peace, and Love
When a Beatle walks in the room, you scream; no other response is appropriate.
For this reason, when I saw Ringo Starr play Radio City Music Hall in New York the ...
The Jonas Brothers Do Not Cause Teen Pregnancy
Tonight we’ll have eight 14-year-old girls over to our house. Our daughter and her friends just have to be together to watch to premiere of Camp Rock, a Disney Channel ...
Fathers: Good, Bad, and Divine
On this Father’s Day weekend, I’d like to say to my beloved husband, “Thanks for not being a big, stinky jerk.”
This is a tribute to fathers everywhere. When a wife ...