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Listen To This Mother

By Stephanie Jankowski 12 Comments

Auditions for Listen To Your Mother Pittsburgh are now open!

Maybe two years ago, I emailed this lady named Ann Imig about her "little" show, Listen To Your Mother. At the time, I wasn't all too familiar with the ins and outs of the performances; all I knew is that I wanted to be a part of them. In some capacity, I wanted to be Listen To Your Mother. Ann was ... » Learn More about Listen To This Mother

Filed Under: Family Stuff, Motherhood, Parenting

Be A Bitch: A Wish For My Daughters

By Stephanie Jankowski 18 Comments

Raising Strong Girls

After what can only be described as a blissfully zen pregnancy, one that I naively believed would beget an equally blissful delivery, my first baby was born via a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad. emergency c-section. As I was wheeled into the operating room, tied down like a mental patient ... » Learn More about Be A Bitch: A Wish For My Daughters

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Oversharing: How A SAHM Cleans Her House For the Holidays

By Stephanie Jankowski 5 Comments

Holiday cleaning tips

In case you're a new reader (hiya!), let me introduce you to this thing we do 'round here called Oversharing. I share stories that aren't exactly in good taste, made for mixed company, or generally socially acceptable. Basically, stories that would make me blush if I told them in person. Like ... » Learn More about Oversharing: How A SAHM Cleans Her House For the Holidays

Filed Under: Funny Stuff, Oversharing, Parenting

Impressing My Kids, 140 Characters At A Time

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Parenting humor and great Christmas gift idea!

Know what I hate? Talking on the phone. Text me, email me, knock on my front door (after you've texted or emailed that you'll be knocking on my front door), but for the love of everything holy--if you can avoid calling me, DO IT! It's not that I don't care about you--I do!--it's just that I don't ... » Learn More about Impressing My Kids, 140 Characters At A Time

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No More Empty Freezers

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Recently, I shared a picture of our almost-empty freezer on my Facebook page, citing LMLP (Long Month, Late Pay) as the culprit for its sparse contents. I initially meant it to be a joke, and captioned it with "Cereal for dinner!" But what happened next wasn't funny. So many of my ... » Learn More about No More Empty Freezers

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