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Real Advice. Real Life.
Straight-talk advice on marriage, parenting, work and the everyday crossroads of life. From a longtime wife, mom, and marketing VP who’s been there. Welcome.
The 13 y.o.: Mom – imitate that Clinton woman. You know pantsuit-lady? Oh what is her name?!! The 10 y.o.: Clinton? Isn’t it Harriet? Harriet Beecher Clinton? I know she…
The 10 y.o.: I don’t get it. Why doesn’t Belle like Gaston? He’s cute, popular and a good provider. A bit prideful, but nobody’s perfect. Why does she fall in…
The Mom: It’s 9 o’clock. Time to go off to dreamland. The 6 y.o.: Greenland? Why the heck would I want to go to Greenland?
The 13 y.o.: Whose flag is that? Greece? Why Greece? The Dad: They kinda own the Olympics The 13 y.o.: Aren’t they bankrupt? We should totally buy it from them.
I should make a video for Mrs Raft. She was the best Kindergarten teacher in the whole wide world. And I bet she misses me! The 6 y.o.
The 6 y.o.: How long has our Father been in heaven? The 13 y.o.: Since 2 o’clock at least. The 6 y.o.: AM or PM?
Here’s a scary thought: Every one of my friends who are entering high school this year along with me will be voting in the next election! The 13 y.o. (who…
The 10 y.o.: MOM! You don’t have any soap in your bathroom so I can’t wash my hands. Got any anti-bacterial instead? The Mom: What? I just replaced the soap…
It would have been much cooler if the Queen had *actually* parachuted into the stadium and then introduced Greece as the tributes. You know – keepin it real with British…
Watching the Opening Ceremony to the London Olympics with Kenneth Brannagh in top hat and tails), the 6 y.o. quips: ”I thought Abraham Lincoln was an American. What’s he doing in…
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