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Salute to Hammie
Look what my brilliant friend Hammie developed to help non-verbal kids communicate, starring her daughter Grace. If only we could all have mothers like Hammie (and daughters like Grace!)
Pain in my Heart
Costochondritis is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the breastbone. It’s extremely painful and feels like a heart attack that won’t go away. The first time I had it, I called 911 and in the ambulance … Continue reading
Let Me Count the Ways, Mrs. P
How do I hate thee… how could anyone not hate thee? This reliance on Trig as a crowd pleaser during Mrs. P’s book tour is driving me nuts with helpless rage. Even though the baby is so clearly a prop, … Continue reading
The Other Douches
After Jill and Braindance shared their childhood memories of douche bags, I recalled my own uneasy feelings about those rubber things hanging over the bathtub when I was a kid. They were certainly a fixture in our bathroom, along with … Continue reading
This is Not a Mom Blog
But I am nothing if not a mom. I was too depressed to write a Mother’s Day thing. I was planning to link back to Mothers Who Kill, to get a discussion going. Then I considered posting a photo of … Continue reading
Crazy Mothers Club, Part 2
Everyone knew that the woman who just had octuplets was crazy, but who knew she’d be crazy and arrogant? Watching a preview of her interview on NBC, at first I was more horrified by her face than her words. What … Continue reading
The Crazy Mothers Club
If you had a crazy mother, you will spend your whole life trying to transcend it. If you are a crazy mother, no degree of remorse will ease your heavy heart. My mom was crazy. Even into her forties, my … Continue reading
Sister Wolf Breaks It Down
A reader calling herself Kim asks: “Don’t you people have anything better to do than judge other people? I can’t believe how rude you people are!!” Kim, let me answer you this way: NO, WE DON’T! Here at Godammit.com, we … Continue reading
Tierney Gearon: The Mother Project
I watched “Tierney Gearon: The Mother Project” on Sundance last night, unprepared for its intensity. It was described as a documentary about a model-turned-photographer who takes pictures of her schizophrenic mother. Like “Tarnation,” it sucked me in from the very … Continue reading
Mothers Who Kill
I’ve always been fascinated by mothers who kill. I don’t feel this is necessarily connected to my own mother’s bouts of rage against my existence, which she viewed as a “curse” on her. I was never afraid she would harm … Continue reading