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By: ssmirnov

ssmirnov — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:08:52 +0000

Thanks for dropping by, Jenny! And stop calling me Shirley. I mean Suzanne. You nailed it, reinforcing my feeling that no matter what happens, we’ll always be yearning for what we don’t have. Grass is greener, etc. I have stay at home mom friends who think my work life is a dream, I think their days are full of domestic bliss. We sit around discussing this at kitchen tables over bottles of wine, hoovering the kids’ uneaten chicken nuggets and mac-and-cheese (or “mom canapes,” as I like to call them), dreaming of lives that aren’t ours but I think ultimately, deep down, we all know none of it is perfect. Work at home, stay at home, work away from home, work hard for your money, workin for the weekend, whatever….it’s all work and some days it’s great, some days it’s not. But we gotta own what we’ve chosen.

By: jennydecki

jennydecki — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:48:55 +0000

Huh. I came here to read Suzanne’s post. THIS must be a guest post by some other woman named Stephanie.

That being said, you KNOW I feel this way. I think I mentioned it yesterday. That feeling like you want to throw your awesome phone and everything else away, don an apron and make some friggin cookies for some bake sale.

Then you realize the woman at the bake sale won’t be as smart, funny, or cool as you and if you want to have ANY kind of life once your child gets older you have to do something to stay active and stimulated… and you want to have ANY chance at having a great relationship you have to have good stuff to talk about that’s not baby boogers and snot.

Talking about snot might be sexy for some husbands, but not one *I’d* want to be with LOL

Great post!!

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By: russ

russ — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:07:26 +0000

I enjoyed this post – and think it’s good to get such “rants” out.

And, FYI, I want a LEGO MagnaGuard Starfighter. Thanks.

By: Patsy

Patsy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:31:53 +0000

Fear not — you have plenty of company in your lizard ways;}!!! This is hysterical and a great peak into what I feel like 9 days out of 10. Thanks for sharing:}!!

-Patsy

By: MsGourmet

MsGourmet — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:31:11 +0000

You’re not alone Stephanie – you’re just being brutally honest! I won’t begin to bore you with tales of bribery and neglect that my children have suffered at the hands of a desperate mama trying to be all things, to all men (women, children & community at large included) at the same time! Let’s just say I keep a bottle of 42below & bombay sapphire handy in the bottom drawer of my freezer! My kids have watched way too much tv, eaten too much sugar & scored high in the toy ‘guilt offering’ department in the last six months as mama has tried to navigate her way through this mine field.

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:47:42 +0000

You are NOT alone. I almost decked a woman swimming next to me tonight at the pool. All I wanted was 30 minutes by myself to clear my head and get my heart pumping. Instead, I spent 30 minutes fuming about how she was crowding me, and wondering if I would be kicked out of the club if I pulled her by the hair and slapped her. Nice, huh?

By: Geri

Geri — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:56:21 +0000

Stephanie,
I almost peed my pants reading this I was laughing so hard. It must be in the air or this weather or something, but I feel the EXACT same way. I’m sure the Lizard Queen will slither away soon.

Geri