“Mom, why can’t we have a dog?” My son begged. I gave my standard answer. “Because between you, your two brothers and sister, I already have enough butts to clean up after.” “But mom,” he beamed as if he’d solved cold fusion, “dogs totally lick their own butts!” It will speak to his faultless reasoning …
Gym Buddy Allison took this pic – in addition to being She-Ra in the gym, she’s also a phenomenal photog. He was just a small boy on a swing. A boy like any other boy on a swing like any other swing on a day like any other day. Nothing remarkable. Nothing special. Just a …
Experiencing the majority of my teen years during the ’90s meant a lot of things. First there was Grunge. Not only was it by far the best clothing trend ever – can’t beat dumpster diving for economy and you never had to do laundry, hey, hey! Although I could do without the snap-in-the-crotch Adult Onesies …
While women are more prone to talk about our body insecurities, we’ve long known that men are not immune to body image woes. I have discovered this both via research – incidence of eating disorders among young men has shot up over the past decade – and via personal observation. Remember this Gym Adventure? (Incidentally, …
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Sometimes when a man and a woman love each other, they make a baby. (I know you were confused – you’re welcome.) In this whole scheme, women get all the glory. After all, we’re the incubators. But you know who gets lost in all of the gestating, birthing, bleeding and nursing? Men, with their pittance …
I’m a freak. And I’m not talking about on the dance floor. Well except for Middle School. But nobody counts Middle School, right? No, I am a biological freak. Specifically, my left foot is a size 8.5 and my right is a 7.5. That’s right – a whole size different. It’s a miracle I can …
“Chips and a rice krispie treat!” My first-grader chirped happily. “That’s what you had for lunch?” I asked incredulously as the preschooler started the tantrum process (everything must be equal in this household) and the baby took up a chorus of “Chip! Chip!!!!” “Oh yeah, and a chocolate milk.” (Note to self: the mystery of …
Every society has its own coming-of-age challenge that adolescents of that culture must pass before being accepted as adults. Some African societies force feed adolescent girls to fatten them up for marriage. To progress to manhood in the Amazon’s Satere Mawé tribe you have to wear gloves filled with stinging ants – ants whose sting …
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Tetris. Mortal Kombat. All 300 incarnations of Super Mario Brothers. And my personal favorite Bubble Bobble. I grew up playing video games. Even in college, my roommates and I played hours and hours of Simba The Lion King (not kidding) trying to get the wee lion cub out of the hands of the catty hyenas …
Reader Joshua was so amused by this pic, he had to add on his own ideas: “”Burger King – Have it Your Way” It just lends itself to the product. And then, sad as it is, my mind starts racing to other brand names that could be used in this manner. “Doral – Taste Me, …
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