Touché Tuesday

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THE Talk

My vlog series, Conversations With My Followers, is back for Valentine’s week, and this time the conversation is about sex education.  Click the picture above to hear my thoughts about “the talk,” and please join the conversation by commenting or, as always, email me at contrarymom@gmail.com with your input or any questions of your own.  … Continue reading →

She Liked Ted

My dad was on his way out to the Sunday Matinee of The Wolf of Wall Street, but first he had to pick his lady friend up from church. “Are you sure you’re comfortable seeing this movie with this woman?”  I asked my dad.  I’d seen the movie a few weeks before and was delighted by its graphic sex … Continue reading →

Mommy’s Coke Binge

I stumbled in to my dad’s house at 2:00 in the morning. My eyes were bloodshot and my heart was racing due to a mix of adrenaline and coke. Well, technically it was Diet Coke but I felt like I’d been on a real coke bender. I drank around forty ounces of cold, pure D.C. at … Continue reading →

Mama’s Girl

Her hands were just like mine. I like to wear her puffy, black, fleece mittens. I rub the fabric and picture her hands with the thick, gold wedding band on her left ring finger. I keep the mittens in her blue Honda Accord which I bought from my dad. I prefer to drink my coffee … Continue reading →