What is it about having a child that gives all strangers the right to act like your mother? They know most of us have my our own mothers to deal with, right? Mine, at this very moment, is thinking that Mazzy needs her diaper changed. Even if I changed it five minutes ago.

If you've been following Mommy Shorts, you know that Mazzy's got a blankie named Boo (pictured top left). (You can read all about Boo here.

Life gets a lot less sexy when a kid enters the picture. I’m talking about the things my husband has witnessed, the things that I have witnessed, the things that we have participated in together and… WELL. These are not the things of which foreplay is made.

Mazzy has been walking for about six months. And every day I discover new supposedly "family-friendly" places that are now off-limits.

Last weekend, my mother and I took Mazzy to the Central Park Zoo for the first time.

Let me start by saying, it's my sister's birthday today.

Today's Red Writing Hood prompt was to write a post inspired by the photo below. The kitchen door flung open.
It was her.

Back before I had my baby girl, I read that one way to help a baby sleep is to give her a piece of your clothing so she'll be reminded of you ...

I had a post all planned to write this evening. Something about babies and the Oscars. It was going to relate beautifully. But it will have to wait. Because today is the day that this whole blogging/working/mothering thing came to an ugly head…

In certain countries, I've heard that right behind waterboarding and ripping a person's fingernails off with a pair of pliers, is a form of ...

Cosmetics companies can’t possibly get their customers to use their products more frequently— they have already convinced the majority of us that we look absolutely horrid with anything less than full face armor. SO— the only option appears to be expanding the target. Who is the new target? 8-12 year old girls.

  Editor's Note: It did not occur to me that I   was writing a post about MOM JEANS until   well after I was ...