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When is the right age for kids to have sleepovers? Now, we are not talking a famous pop star inviting Vivien to his big ranch. Nice kid, nice family. Do you let your kids have sleepovers? Either at your house or elsewhere? My niece was 6 when she had ...

Oh, the things we give up in order to be mothers: our bodies sleep travel casual sex indiscriminate spending time to read spa days with the girls casual sex Well, here is one more thing that I have to say good bye to… at least for now. Share

Vivien was a champion nurser. We were a good team. She could latch on anywhere and stay there long enough for me to watch almost an entire Law and Order. I did my part as I took the whole year off to just be her mom. We had no money worries; we lived in ...

The irony here is that I critique fashion on my TV show and in Star magazine. What works when people play dress up and are thin or have stylist is not hard. But to achieve a nice look when you still have a spare tire from childbirth and are in ...

Probably another symptom of sleep deprivation. Here, exposed. My deep dark secret. Sigh. Well, now you know it all. And I couldn't have done this in a less flattering angle. But anything for my art! My video explains it, but here is a good piece by ...

A Cool Mom Classic: This is how desperate I get for light conversation with an adult: I watch my own vlogs for company. Hey, it's someone I agree with! But it's not just moms who find working from home a tad lonely. My friend Heather produces ...

My opinion, blah, blah, blah. My viewpoint, blah, blah, blah. I'm sick of me! Let's hear what Rex thinks. Share

Not that long ago Halloween meant two things to me. Either stay at home and watch TV while I gave out a little candy or get some really slutty, fun costume on and go to a party. The best outing in that incarnation was 1999 at a party in Oakland as a ...

There are those moments that people always remember where they were when they heard the news, Pearl Harbor, JFK assassination, 9/11. Then there is the next level that most people remember, for me one of those would be when John Lennon was killed. Even ...

Don't know who else has the nerve to say it… I will. Can YOU answer this question? Share

Don't know who else has the nerve to say it… I will. Can YOU answer this question? Share

I also thought of titling this "Why Nursing Is Easier." It shows what is going on at mealtimes. I still nurse, but am trying to feed him finger feeds and such three times a day, per doctors orders. As I write this I'm so toast. Kind of ran ...

We all have our Waterloo. For some it's left turns. And they aren't necessarily conservatives. Share

Take me home country road! Oh, anyone who knew me back in my pre-married days knew there was no one who knew how to be single like yours truly. I climbed on top of some nice looking men, traveled, went out for the fun of it, and had a wide circle of ...

All toys scatter, but the toys that are suppose to cling together and don't, those are really a headache. Sadly, most of the cartoon channels out there have super cheesy commercials that make cheap, messy toys seem accessible. Today Vivien asked for ...

Okay this story is not your normal "disciplining someone else's kid." More like abusing someone else's kid. That was my launching point for this vid. But, like I've told you, I'm not always that rested, and honestly, this is ...

Sorry, got to call some nut job moms out. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has been on the other end of some "extreme parenting." Is that a show yet? Share

You ever notice how old friends take more work than new friends? Often, old friends have accumulated baggage that we must contend with because now, we are in too deep. Or you made them when you were so young or needy you couldn't screen them as ...

Since we are social creatures, I think it's in parents' best interest to support their child's friendships. When we had to move, I rarely looked at a house that wasn't in "Avery striking distance" as I called it. That is ...