Things Husbands and Toddlers Have in Common
Jun 1, 2012 | Filed Under: Satire, Toddlers | Tags: Posts Bound to Get Me in Trouble with My Husband
Not that I’m talking about my husband, of course. Just some husbands. In general. Yeah, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Guess the Product They’re Advertising to Moms
May 31, 2012 | Filed Under: Advertising, Games
Here’s the scoop: I’ve collected some print ads targeted toward us moms and women, cropped the logo and/or name of the product, and thrown them up there to see if you can guess what it is, exactly, they’re trying to hawk. I’ve even made it multiple choice. (Because I’m nice like that. Sometimes.)
Correct answers at the bottom of the post. Game on!
1. 
This baby is being used to sell:
a. Paint
b. Diapers
c. Pacifiers
d. Shoes
e. Baby tattoo laser removal services
2. 
These two trouble-makers are selling us ________________.
a. Paint
b. Batteries
c. Dog food
d. Crayons
e. Paint removal shampoo for dogs
Oh Boy: Honey Boo Boo Scores Toddlers & Tiaras Spin-Off
May 31, 2012 | Filed Under: Television | Tags: Toddlers & Tiaras
If a dolla’ makes pageant queen Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson holla’, then we’re about to find out what a bunch of TLC cash makes her do…
Yes, this August, the 6-year-old Toddlers & Tiaras star will appear in her own spinoff, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Consisting of six half-hour episodes, the new series will give viewers “an inside look into Alana’s world,” the network says in a statement.
Because that’s just what these pageant moms need: more cash incentive, fame and encouragement.
Honey Boo Boo “proves that she is more than just a Go-Go Juice-drinking beauty queen,” the statement continues. “When she’s not chasing after crowns, Alana’s with her family in rural Georgia doing what her family does best: four-wheeling through mud pits and picking up road kill for the family cookout.”
And if we’re lucky, we’ll get to see some more of her mom’s killer dance moves:
Honey Boo Boo? More like oh, Honey, No No.
Awkward Clip of the Day: Kathie Lee Asks Martin Short How His Deceased Wife is Doing
May 31, 2012 | Filed Under: Television | Tags: Clip of the Day, Kathie Lee
Oh, Kathie Lee.
I catch Kathie Lee on TV every once in a while when getting the kids ready for daycare. And, without fail, I watch and think: WOW. Just how much wine does that woman drink on-set, anyway? She stumbles over reading simple lists. She squawks. She haughtily says there something that “worries” her about bloggers writing about their kids on the Internet when she regularly pimps out pictures and stories of her own children, Cody and Cassidy, on national TV AND on the Internet.
And that’s just in the first 15 minutes of the show.
Then there are truly awful, OMIGOD-I-CAN’T-BELIEVE-SHE-JUST-DID-THAT gaffes, like when she asked Martin Short yesterday how he and his wife, Nancie, keep the flame alive, and continued to press the subject, when Martin’s wife actually passed away from ovarian cancer two years ago.
OMIGOD, I CAN’T BELIEVE SHE JUST DID THAT.
Martin not only graciously rolled with the questions, not missing a beat, but he also defended Kathie Lee later, telling E! News that “it’s live television and people make mistakes.” I think I love him. For her part, Kathie Lee apologized the best way she knows how — via Twitter — writing:
“I send my sincerest apologies to @MartinShort and his family. He handled situation w/enormous grace and kindness and I’m so grateful.”
Too bad @MartinShort isn’t his Twitter account. But it’s the five-second effort that counts.
Stay tuned for next week when Kathie Lee asks Prince William what his mom thought of the big wedding!
Potty Training: 10 Signs It May Not Be Going Well
May 31, 2012 | Filed Under: Toddlers, Top 10 Lists | Tags: Potty Training, Potty Training Fail, Toddlers, You're Doing It Wrong
Being in the midst of off-and-on potty training, ourselves, I thought I would share some wisdom I’ve gleaned along the way — mainly, 10 signs that potty training may not be going well.
1. Toddler has broad definition of “potty.”
2. Toddler unwisely insists, “I DO IT MYSELF!”
These Second Grade Teachers Are Setting Us Up, Man
May 30, 2012 | Filed Under: Pics from Around the Web, The Work of Kids | Tags: Totally Sober
The smile, the flushed face, the rays of sunshine surrounding her and the hearts to communicate Mom’s love of alcohol — yeah, I’d say the kid has perfectly captured the essence of a wine buzz.
