Love, Mommy …

My Dear, Dear, Dear Baby Boy,

It seems we need to have … a little talk.  You’re 5 now – almost 6! – and you’re at an age where you’re as hysterical as you are insolent.  You seem to be questioning me ALL! the time.  I believe the book calls this, “testing” me? …

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Remember to Always Play Beethoven Before Bedtime …

Dear Baby Boy,

Today you stood next to me and your head was up to my boob!  It occurred to me just how much time has passed since your head was directly under my boob, while you grew in my tummy (actually, my uterus — but you’ll learn all about THAT one day from

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Open Letter to Coach

My Dearest, Dearest Coach,

I’ve obsessed over admired you for quite some time now.  I’m finally in a position that will allow me to enjoy the fruits of your labor and I think it’s time we … started a relationship.

I walked into one of your stores on 5th Ave a couple of days

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Regarding the Puppy …

My sister wants a puppy.

You would think I’d be getting this kind of thing from my 5y/o and not my grown, 21y/o sister. “I want a puppy!”, she’d say at least a dozen times this year. “I’m getting a puppy!”, she texts.

Well.

Dear Little Sister,

We HAVE a puppy!! She’s almost 13

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Open Letter to the Little Sister

My Dearest Baby Sister,

When ModCloth.com asked who I am most thankful for as part of their Thanksgiving Thank-a-Thon Blog Contest — my first instinct was to write about our mother. It’s probably most people’s first instinct … I decided, instead, to write about someone else just as valuable but who’s efforts and help

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Open Letter to God …

Dear God,

I realize people write letters and pray to you all the time requesting stuff like world peace, a cure to cancer and, in some cases, a pair of Manolo Blahnik’s.  I can also appreciate that the supreme and busy being that you are, might at times become annoyed by such silly requests

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A Birthday Note to the Baby Boy

My Dearest Baby Boy,

Five years ago today, you were born to Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love”.  I had no way of knowing how indicative that song/title would be of my feelings for you.

It is customary for parents to tell their children at this point in their lives that they are “big boys” now

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Wax on, Wax off …

… those were the basic instructions on the Sally Hansen at home Brazilian bikini wax box …

Those of you that have been following me (Hi Mom, Hi Mill) know that I’ve been dating a wonderful man for the past year … and, well, I watch The View! so I’m familiar with the female

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Open Letter to the Baby’s Father

A little backstory: my son’s father is a man I’ve known for well over a decade and a half. Our relationship has always been and remains rocky … but never more rocky than in 2006 when he decided to sue me for custody of our child. Needless to say, I wasn’t going down without

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Open Letter to the Mother

Dear Mom,

Go ahead … I’ll give you a moment to grab some tissue. I know I had you at “Dear Mom” …

It’s only fitting that you be the next recipient in the “Open Letter” series since this weekend we celebrate Mother’s Day!

For someone that can’t shut up most times, I suddenly

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