Innocent Or Not, I’m Guilty
I went out shopping with my mom the other day and I felt guilty, not because I was breaking my necessary self-imposed shopping ban, but because I had left my kids. I had left them not with a...
View ArticleIf it’s Not Meat in the Taco Bell Taco – What the Hell is it? | Seriously?
This Week's "Seriously?" Column: In the wake of the Taco Bell scandal, Jenny from the blog asks, if it’s not meat in the beef tacos what the hell is it? And am I a bad mom for enjoying the convenience...
View Article“Top 5″ for NBC: Top 5 Energy Boosts for Parents
This weeks’ TOP 5 Segment. It’s not that moms are lazy, we’re just worn out… and rightfully so, we do it ALL! Here are the top 5 ways to put more spring in your step, more perk in your parenting, more...
View ArticleIs there Valentine’s Day Romance after Kids |Jenny from the Blog
This week Jenny from the Blog at The Suburban Jungle asks why romantic holidays after kids seem to lack ROMANCE? Why we can't make up more holidays to celebrate with dinner and a little velvet box? And...
View ArticleIs Bigger Always Better? | Jenny from the Blog
In case you haven’t heard, Starbucks will now Super-Size your iced Venti 2 pump, 4 sugar, super skinny, double wide, whip it good, mocha-chaita-cino-o (or whatever you order) for 50 cents extra. Yep,...
View ArticleAre You a What Iffer? | Jenny from the Blog
Mark Twain once said, “I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” This week, Jenny from the Blog asks, "How many incidents do we fear as mothers?" "How much...
View ArticleIs it Hard to Say NO to Your Kids? |Jenny’s Topics and Tips
This week in Jenny’s Momtourage Column, Jenny from the Blog asks: Why do I find it so hard to say “no” to my children when they clearly have no problem saying it to me? She also gives 5 tips to help...
View ArticleProtected: I Can be Such a Bitch: But my Husband Deserves it | Jenny from the...
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View ArticleDid I Really Give a Policeman the ‘Just a Sec’ Sign?
Ever have one of THOSE days? Sure you have... I did too it involved putting up the "just a sec finger" to a Police that was writing me a ticket. What, I was on an important call?
View ArticleI May Have Run Over an Elderly Gentleman While Driving Carpool… Oops
See how polite I’m being? Calling him an elderly gentleman and not some wrinkly old curmudgeon? No, that would be rude and I am not rude. Well, unless you consider running a poor old curmudgeon over...
View ArticleTop 10 Resolutions ANYONE Can Keep | For 2012
This time of year I amuse myself by looking back at last year’s resolutions. Ones I made with the best intentions, like learning an instrument or a foreign language. Last Hanukkah I had my husband buy...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons Moms Should NOT Take Sex Advice from Magazines
Many women’s magazines have a “Mom” version of a “How To Have Better Sex,” most of which make me feel like I should keep an extinguisher by the bed, along with a bucket of cold water to douse on myself...
View ArticleTop 12 Resolutions for 2014 – For People With No Willpower Whatsoever
Seriously, the most tackle-able list of resolutions you'll ever read. If you can't do accomplish these... you're totally screwed! The post Top 12 Resolutions for 2014 – For People With No Willpower...
View Article21 Things We Did as Kids in the 70s and 80s That Would Horrify Us Now
As a Gen Xer, I so enjoy reminiscing about the freedoms we had growing up in the 70s and 80s. Our parents take on safety and acceptable ways to spend one’s time was different from the get go. Starting...
View ArticleThe First Installment of – Things That Happen in the Middle of Nowhere with...
So, I left camp today to trek out into the Berkshires to pick up a prescription. The Berkshires are absolutely stunning, but everyone drives really slow. I mean slower than the speed limit, slow… like...
View ArticleCamp Phone Calls Could End My Marriage
Who knew the highly anticipated camp phone calls could be such a blow to a relationship? Oh well, when my baby is 1500 miles away from home, and I get a few minutes to talk — It’s every man, ahem mom,...
View ArticleWho Says Barbie Needs All Her Limbs?
As many of you know, I’ve been selected as one of the 8 moms who participate in The Barbie project, which is insanely awesome. This is one of my absolute favorite stories about Barbie, as it takes the...
View ArticleDear Readers – Days 14 and 15 at Sleepover Camp Lenox – I’m Not The High...
Dear Readers – Days 14 – 16 at Sleepover Camp Lenox, Please, make yourself comfortable… I’ll find a corner. I came back from my time at home, ready to go at camp full force, except for the part where...
View ArticleDear Readers – Day 16 at Camp – I Forgot How to Be a Kid
Dear Readers — (Day 16 at Camp Lenox) One of the things I’m constantly questioning at camp is my coolness. No, I don’t mean that in a popularity way, I mean it in a, ‘Can I hang with people who are...
View ArticleJenny From the Bunk May Have Gone Insane at Camp – Videos
A freestyle rap battle with campers, a coffee plea, a runaway mom. I thought I’d share a couple of the videos I’ve done at Camp Lenox. Please ask your friends to follow the camp series… I have a lot...
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