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The Buttinskis

I cannot think of any other profession (aside, perhaps, from politics) where total strangers feel free to walk up to you on the street and inform you that you are incorrect. Not once, while I was masquerading as a doctor, did a person of my non-acquaintance flag me down in Target and tell me that [...]

You’re Not Alone, You’re Just a Loner-Sunday Rehash

Do you cringe when your child comes home from school with a party invitation? Do you come home from your kid’s play dates more exhausted than he is? Do you duck and hide when you run into other mothers at the grocery store? You’re not alone. Really, you’re not. You’re just a loner. According to [...]

Crotchety Old Men (Sunday Rehash)

Every parent who has been out of the house with her children has run into a Crotchety Old Man (COM). These are the retirees who are so old that they don’t remember what it was like to be a parent, let alone a kid.

Mommenfreude (Sunday Rehash)

Mommenfreude is the feeling of satisfaction that nosy mothers get when other mothers screw up.

Personally, I think this word should be nominated for “word of the year” (Remember Stephen Colbert and “truthiness”?).

You’re Not Alone, You’re Just a Loner

Do you cringe when your child comes home from school with a party invitation? Do you come home from your kid’s play dates more exhausted than he is? Do you duck and hide when you run into other mothers at the grocery store? You’re not alone. Really, you’re not. You’re just a loner. According to [...]

Crotchety Old Men

Every parent who has been out of the house with her children has run into a Crotchety Old Man (COM). These are the retirees who are so old that they don’t remember what it was like to be a parent, let alone a kid. They stare at your children with an evil eye that rivals [...]

Mommenfreude

The hysterically sarcastic woman who blogs at A Lawyer Mom’s Musings coined a new word in her latest post. Mommenfreude is the feeling of satisfaction that nosy mothers get when other mothers screw up. Personally, I think this word should be nominated for “word of the year” (Remember Stephen Colbert and “truthiness”?). We all know [...]

Why “The Mother’s Handbook?”

I was raised by an emergency room nurse. She spent her entire professional life making life and death decisions, arguing with doctors, and running from one crisis to another. What she didn’t do was put up with nosy strangers. Some of my fondest memories of my mom are of watching her interact with other people. [...]