Normal is a setting on your dryer: A dad’s cancer, a mom’s new role & the new normal
September 8, 2010 – 7:00 am | 8 Comments

What is “normal” and why do we always seem to be looking for it? It makes sense that some would seek predictability once they start a family, but is “normalcy” really something we can attain?
“I can’t wait to have a normal life,” is exactly what I was thinking three years ago in St. Louis, when [...]

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A conversation with one of the greatest women I know
July 15, 2008 – 12:59 am | 7 Comments

I remember Michelle Otero as the girl who could do everything. She wrote for the school newspaper, made all-state in band, sang in chorus, acted in drama, was a member of student council, honor society, the prom committee and served as student body president before going on to Harvard and, later, Vermont College.
I hadn’t [...]

Ears, Fears and Not Enough Tears
June 24, 2008 – 12:01 am | 10 Comments

I have a niece who for the longest time referred to pickles as “shupet.” Like filet or valet or CABERNET. In fact, for the first five years of her life Megan spoke the most adorable make-believe FRENCH I’ve ever heard. Megan is now 13 and there isn’t A TRACE of foreign in her day-to-day speech [...]

Actress and Mom for Controversial Anti-Gym Weight Loss Ads Speaks Out!
June 10, 2008 – 12:00 am | 8 Comments

Last January, I posted a piece about The Anti-Gym here at Mile High Mamas. The feedback from readers ranged from disgust at the “in your face” approach to praise for the very same.
Then, about a week and a half ago, I received a most unexpected comment on that piece–from one of the actresses in [...]

Show This Post to the Sixteen Year Old Tanning Addict In Your Life
June 3, 2008 – 12:11 am | 10 Comments

My skin has so many moles, I nearly qualify as my own animal print. I’m waiting on a World Wildlife Federation panel to approve my application. By next fall, you could be seeing Gretchen-print hot pants, bustiers, and gladiator shoes on D-list celebrities and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Because I am liberally sprinkled with moles in all [...]

Love the skin you’re in
May 21, 2008 – 12:43 am | 6 Comments

I have always had a weight problem. I am a tall, big bones German girl who is NEVER going to be a waif. It’s taken a long time to accept it, and I still struggle with my weight, but I have learned to appreciate the positives of this Amazon-ish body I was born with.
Back to [...]

If You Read This Post, I’ll Shave My Head*
April 17, 2008 – 12:35 am | 22 Comments

School is sucking my son’s love of reading down a greasy, hair-lined drain and I’m afraid it won’t come back.
My handwringing may seem dramatic and over-the-top, but you didn’t just spend three hours trying to a second-grader to read a book for his homework. This is a boy who taught himself how to read [...]

Rejection through the Ages
April 16, 2008 – 12:20 am | 8 Comments

Rejection always has been a hot button issue for me. It wounds more than anything could, twisting my heart like a dishrag and dripping all the dirty sudsy water right into my stomach, giving me a very queasy feeling. Oddly enough, I actually think rejection is one of the things that led me to having [...]