May 22, 2012

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Confessions of an old mom with a bad hip

Subtitled: Why I don’t need Mother’s Day Cards (flowers still nice though) “You have beautiful grandchildren,” the Safeway bagger said to me the other day. “Yeah, my SONS are beautiful,” I responded. The cashier sensed an emerging crisis (a la India and Pakistan) and threw a lifeline. “Boys, boys, help MOMMY put the cookies in [...]

Death And Layoffs: What To Say

What do you say to a friend who has lost a job? Not saying anything specific could be kindest. “It’s a lot like death — people don’t know what to say,” Penelope Trunk, chief executive officer of Brazen Careerist, told the New York Times in a great article, full of relevant advice for all of us [...]

Rosie’s poem on Susan Boyle rocks

Rosie O’Donnell’s poem about Susan Boyle is lovely: when magic happens susan boyle – once in a lifetime authentic real the kind of tv we hardly see anymore in r pre packaged world  out she came like fionna in shrek reminding us all how 2 shine inside Read the rest at Rosie.com and check out her funny [...]

Giving a Hand To Those Out Of Work

For those Moms who are underemployed or out of work or have family members or know people who are underemployed or out of work, I saw these two articles which I thought were good ideas for everyone. NY Times – Not Laid Off? How to Aid the Less Fortunate You probably have friends and former [...]