I get this a lot. From friends, family, friends of friends, co-workers, people who read my blog and write me to share their stories. People say, "I don't know how to start this so I guess I'll just say, I think I have a problem with drinking". If you were to look in my inbox …
Life with 5 Year Olds: Shark Teeth and Kindergarten Registration
It had been on my calendar for roughly two months. The "Kindergarten Tea" at our Chicago Public Elementary School where these two five year olds will enter come this fall and there is even a facebook page for the Class of 2027 and I AM NOT READY. But I am ready. And more importantly, they're …
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Periods and Perimenopause and Plenty of Pesky Problems
I am tired of this shit. I have had my period since about 6th grade and I am almost 45 years old and that is TOO DAMN LONG. ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE WE DEAL WITH AS WOMEN WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS BLOODY MENACE EACH MONTH. And now being, ahem, older, it's a …
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Too Sober For This 