Motherwise Cracks

What would you do if your packages were delivered onto a wet soggy porch when your front door with a dry covered porch is ten, count ‘em, ten steps to the right? All year long, the packages get delivered to the covered front porch until Christmas, when they get plopped into a puddle by the [...]

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So I am listening to some people talk (they had the audacity to talk about their lives in earshot of me) and hear these parents mention that they let their kids watch the stupid reality shows like Jersey Shore or Real Housewives of Wherever. Are they insane? What do they think the kids, those little [...]

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I guess some things never change. As I applied my eye shadow this morning, I got a black eye. My daughter must have gotten into my makeup this weekend and mixed up my light with dark color. Grrr. I don’t remember going into my mom’s makeup when I was in my 20s but, then again [...]

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I just read a columnists take on rudeness. She thinks it’s because we have lost empathy for each other, and she wrote a very nice piece about it. She goes on to explain that she thinks we don’t understand or care how it makes the other person feel when we are rude. But I think [...]

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Got a pedi today, which is always nice. I left a $2 tip. That’s less than half of what I usually tip. Here’s what not to do if you want a big tip: 1. Tell the person they look tired. 2. Look at their upper lip and brows and repeatedly ask if they need a [...]

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Sonny boy came home with a Mohawk, which I never would let him get in high school. The only thing that would be worse is if he ad a mullet. I just found out that David Bechham once had a Mohawk as I was searching for a photo for this post. Suddenly it got more [...]

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Yes, my husband and I have turned a lot of stomachs this past couple of days. With just simple things, like asking for him to scratch my back or suggesting we go out for a nice romantic dinner. Apparently this is way too sexual for the kids to handle and they can only cry out [...]

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I am never on time. For anything. Last year, at 2 a.m. Christmas morning when I was wrapping gifts and using rubber cement and electric tape because I ran out of tape, I swore that I would be more prepared next year. Fast forward to week two of Advent 2009. I am done shopping and [...]

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