Maybe it makes me a bad parent, but a quick meal on the way to some after school activity or when we’re rushed is sometimes essential for my family. I don’t have the time or the patience to force feed veggies that make my kids gag at every meal. Nor do I have the skills to hide broccoli in brownies and cauliflower in cupcakes a la Missy Chase Lapine. While all the moms at a playdate are talking about processed cheese stuffs and how they would never go to McDonald’s, I’m worrying there is evidence of a recent visit in my car and hoping no one needs a ride. Continue reading
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Nicole Kidman Gets Botox? and I care why? |Seriously? column at HYBRID MOM
Look, I’m a pop culture junkie, but Nicole Kidman confessing to injecting Botox is a headline? I mean, duh, her face hasn’t moved since “Days of Thunder.” You know the worst part about celebs copping to this inoculation and other work? They always say something like, “Yes, I admit, I did it in the past, but I don’t do it anymore.” It’s like listening to an athlete talk about steroids or Pres. Clinton describing a pending offense. Let’s not forget, he “didn’t inhale…” or “have sexual relations with that woman.” Well, Bill… you missed the best part on both counts (or did you?)
Alas, Courtney Cox and Teri Hatcher and a slew of other celebs, who like me celebrate their 29th birthday year after year, have been forced by public scrutiny to admit to past experimentation as if it was a crime. A crime punishable by Continue reading