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I think the last thing we all need the days after Thanksgiving is a little guilt to go with our expanding waistlines. Do you have any idea how much exercise it takes to burn off your Thanksgiving meal? If your answer was, “a lot,” you would be right. More
I think a lot of us try and work through our own personal childhood voodoo by creating the holidays we never had growing up for our own children. But I also think there comes a time when a lot of us realize that we will never have what we have seen in other families, whether it be our friends or whatever simpy holiday movie is playing on The Hallmark Channel. More
Well, I don’t know how hectic your Thanksgiving got, but I bet it didn’t beat Halle Berry‘s. I mean, unless the police had to get involved in your family gathering as well. More
Sure, there are lots of jokes to be made about America’s custom of giving thanks one day and then trampling our fellow citizens to get 50% off a new television the next day. We can complain about difficult family members, dishes to clean, and a “holiday” that normally involves plenty of work for moms. On most years, I’m right there with the masses — rolling my eyes at Thanksgiving and gulping a glass of wine. This year, after losing my grandmother, I have to admit that the day feels a little more somber, a little more serious. And it really reminds me that I have a lot to be thankful for. More
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade is making it’s way through the streets of New York City. Hello Kitty, Papa Smurf, and Spongebob are floating in the air for the world to admire. Dora the Explorer is hiding somewhere in there, yelling at everyone to say, “Map.”
As I watch the parade of children’s characters that have earned “Parade Balloon Status,” I have to admit that I’m a little underwhelmed. I mean, Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Really? More
Let’s face it, Thanksgiving meals might feel like homey, familiar comfort food for the adults, but it’s a table full of oddly rich mush for plenty of kids. These traditional meals just aren’t how lots of modern mothers cook. And if you have a picky eater like I do, that can cause a little bit of drama once these big family get togethers roll around. More
Personally, I have long thought of the tradition of Thanksgiving as being a bit, well, ass-backwards. More
I know first hand what a downer it is to work on the holidays. I am a waitress in New York City. More
I love holiday decorating and the holiday season but I’ve got a fuckton of mommy guilt over not doing anything thus far. More
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If you’re opening your home to single and childless relatives and friends this Thanksgiving, there a few tips you should probably keep close to that defrosting turkey. More
Sure, at the time when I was sobbing into my apron and sucking down cranberry vodkas at an alarming rate it didn’t seem like so much fun, but in retrospect I can always remember eventually laughing over whatever culinary disaster had wormed its way into my Thanksgiving. More
I’m a firm believer that family comes first. It’s just these types of “family holidays” that piss me off because of the obligation factor. More
Happy holidays to those entering the loving embrace of family but the rest of us need to have a quick huddle. More
My family is the crazy one. There are eight kids, one miniature dachshund and a lot of shouting. My parents tried to raise us Evangelical and godly, but we all had other plans. The result is that we’re like the Duggars except meaner and more likely to cuss you out. More
