Get the Look for Less: Beyonce’s “Blue” Necklace
May 8, 2012 | Filed Under: Get the Look for Less | Tags: Beyonce, Blue Ivy, Get the Look
Beyonce recently shared this picture of her wearing a gold “Blue” necklace (on her Tumblr, where all the cool kids are these days). I assume the necklace is a tribute to her four-month-old daughter, and not her mood or Katy Perry’s hair or the state of Jay-Z’s balls (I can’t believe I went there, either). Before having my own kids, I thought wearing jewelry bearing the names of your children was a tad corny. But now that I have two little ones…? Yeah, you guessed it: I wear my personalized baby charm necklace almost every day. Because here’s the thing about motherhood: It makes you absolutely, ridiculously corny. AND YOU DON’T CARE.
“It keeps you close to my heart,” I told Skye the other day as she touched my necklace in our very own Hallmark commercial moment. (See? The corniness just naturally spews forth!)
So if any of my fellow corny mamas out there are interested in a necklace similar to Beyonce’s, I’ve hunted down another option that capture the love and spirituality of the piece…but not the undoubtedly high price tag.
The Laughing Stork Presents a Heart-Stopping New Game: Frogger — Mom Edition
May 8, 2012 | Filed Under: Games, Satire | Tags: Mom Frogger
Oftentimes when I’m navigating across our living room — and even more so when I’m trying to exit our baby’s room without waking him up — I feel like I’m in a real-life version of the game Frogger, hopping around the myriad toys and books and pieces of furniture in order to avoid the demise of the bottoms of my feet. Or even more heart-stoppingly, to avoid waking up the baby I just finally got to sleep.
How I imagine I look trying to traverse Drew’s nursery in the dark, after putting him asleep again at 11:30 a.m. (and again at 3:30 a.m.):
Of course, even when I manage to sidestep all of the musical toys and other death traps laid out by our two kids, I will oh-so-carefully open the door… only to KICK IT WITH MY FOOT. Loudly. *Sigh*
First Pictures of Charlize Theron’s Baby Boy Are Making My Ovaries Dance
May 8, 2012 | Filed Under: Celebrities | Tags: charlize theron, Jackson Theron
Stop staring at me with that adorably perplexed look, Jackson Theron! My son is nearing his one-year birthday, a milestone that has been known to make my ovaries do the salsa in the past, so the last thing I need is you giving me a case of the babies, too. Seriously. And take that preppy baby cardigan off while you’re at it. I mean it; it’s just more cuteness than I can bear.
At least you’re not wearing a baby fedora. That may have just sent me over the edge.
Moms Hit the Red Carpet at the 2012 Met Ball [OH YES, THERE ARE PHOTOS]
May 7, 2012 | Filed Under: Celebrities, Fashion Police | Tags: Amy Adams, Beyonce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Heidi Klum, Jessica Alba, Metropolitan Costume Institute Gala, Sarah Jessica Parker
My invitation to this year’s Met gala somehow got lost in the mail — No! I lie! The cats and I are convinced Leslie Bibb totally stole it — so instead of providing you with behind-the-scenes juice about Dakota Fanning throwing Skittles down the front of Sofia Vergara’s dress, all I can offer are these pictures of celebrity moms at the event, complete with expert fashion commentary below.
WARNING: Parental discretion is advised, as Beyoncé appeared to have suffered a Mommy Brain moment and forgotten the back of her dress. Whoopsie! (We’ve all been there.)
If Slogans Were Honest About the Parenting Products We Use Every Day
May 7, 2012 | Filed Under: Advertising, Kids' Products, Satire | Tags: baby einstein, BabyBJORN, Huggies, Melissa & Doug
Sometimes, I just wish marketers would be up-front with what we can expect…
Only share this image if you include proper credit and a link to this site. Please and thank you, as my two-year-old would say.
Mother of the Week So Far: Mom Sues School for Cutting Son from Basketball Team
May 7, 2012 | Filed Under: In the News | Tags: Mother of the Week So Far, Sports Edition
Please note this is a reenactment actor/model; not actual high school student
The mother of a high school student in Arkansas is sending her son to an early grave — cause of death: embarrassment — by suing his school, the school district and the state…because her son didn’t make the basketball team.
I’d hate to see what she does to girls who turn him down for a date.
Teresa Bloodman’s (fitting last name) lawsuit came after her freshman son was dropped from the Maumelle High basketball teamin October; there have been months of hearings and motions, but no trial date has been set, most likely because the judge hasn’t stopped laughing yet.
