Hey Are You Depressed Like Me? Hallmark Holiday Movie Bingo Will Cheer You Right Up!

I am in a pumpkin pie pit of Hallmark Holiday movies.  They are terrible.  Yet I cry and cheer and soak it all in because right now we need all the cheer (manufactured though it may be) to get us through.  ALL THE HALLMARK MOVIES ON MY DVR PLEASE. I tend to watch when the …

3 Things I Tell My Kids Each Day Before Preschool That I am Trying My Best to Live

When my kids started preschool in September, there was an issue with my boy and a boy in his class.  He was upset because this boy called out that he's a flapper.  You know, how some kids flap when they're excited? His cousins took to saying "He flaps when he's happy.  HE IS FLAPPY!" And then …

If You Woke Up Today in Disbelief About the Election Results

I am in shock.  I am entirely saddened.  I am angry and confused and feel like I've been duped. Because, as my friend Jane wrote last night: This feels like: Fuck you, women don't matter. Fuck you, black and brown people don't matter. Fuck you, non-Christians don't matter. Fuck you, trans and gay and bi …