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What You Don't Want Your Daughter To Say After Prom

It’s prom season. Maybe I’ll tell my prom story one of these days. It’s as cliche as they get. ~ But for now, please click over to Nickelodeon’s NickMom to read my latest attempt at humor. ~ ~ Top 9 Things Moms Don’t Want Their Daughters To Say After Prom Here’s a teaser: #7: “And […]

If you love double entendre…

I have a few new humor pieces up at NickMom.com. Most involve double entendre, the fancy French name for IYKWIM. I’m pretty sure I can make you smile (or gasp). Here they are: 9 Parenting Phrases That Sound Filthy But Aren’t Teaser: #4 is Put your toy in the box. Dr. Seuss Titles That Sound […]

9 Ways Feeding an Infant Is Like Having $ex

I’m sending you over to Nickelodeon today, where I’ve written 9 Ways Feeding an Infant Is Like Having Sex. To whet your appetite, #8 is: The prep work takes longer than the actual event. I know my readers love double entendres and can out-funny me. Be sure to add your own ways feeding-an-infant-is like-having-sex to the […]

The Superbowl, Melodrama, and Triple Jump

It’s time for some Triple Jump: to hop, skip and jump to other posts I’ve written this week. Over at NickMom, Nickelodeon’s hilarious humor site, I’ve written this: How Throwing a Kid’s Birthday Party is Like The Superbowl Over at Stuff Kids Write, I’ve posted one of Vivian’s melodramatic notes that simultaneously pulls on my […]

How To Leave Your Spouse

I’ve often told my husband that the perfect gift for me is 24 hours alone in a boutique hotel. I’m pretty sure he thinks I’m joking. But this weekend, I’m getting something better: a writing weekend away with my wordbitches, Elena, Trish and Gigi. If you wish to plan your own weekend away, I’ve shared […]

NickMom.com: Realistic Endings to Children's Books

I’m having more fun than a bed bug in a mattress store writing for Nickelodeon’s new humor site, NickMom.com. Please check out my latest offering: Realistic Endings to Children’s Books. * What other titles can be reworked so they end “realistically”?

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