Cheetah Boy’s perfect class schedule
It’s time for students to pick their elective courses for next year, and let’s just say that my son and I don’t see eye-to-eye about what he should study in the eighth grade. If Cheetah Boy had his...
View ArticleCheetah Boy can’t wait for this pain
Cheetah Boy is getting ready to endure one of the worst tortures I ever experienced as a child, and he isn’t even upset about it. In fact, he’s looking forward to the extreme pain, and can discourse...
View ArticleWould you let your teenager sail the world alone?
UPDATE 2: Abby has been located and is safe. Read another point of view on the situation from fellow Mom blogger Roxanne. Update: Abby Sunderland’s name has been corrected in the post below. Also, the...
View ArticleThings my teenager taught me
I only recently became the parent of a teenage boy, circa 13, and it’s a whole new experience. Only last night, we were looking through some old pictures, and I got a sudden wave of nostalgia for those...
View ArticleSchool is out, let the fun begin
It’s summer, that wonderful time of year when the kids are out of school and you can enjoy lots and lots of quality time with them. Personally, I love being with my kids 24 hours a day, seven days a...
View ArticleHey! Who are you and where’s Marla (Frumpy middle-aged mom)?
You’re probably wondering why you aren’t seeing a post from Marla Jo Fisher, our own Frumpy Middle-aged Mom. Marla’s other gig as the OC Register’s resident Deals Diva has really taken off over these...
View ArticleFrumpy Mom: Guilty about everything
As we mentioned last week, Frumpy Middle-aged Mom has moved to its own page on ocregister.com. You can also always find her column at ocmoms.com. We know change is hard, so we’ll also link to them from...
View ArticleFrumpy Mom: Kids and sleep
As we already mentioned, Frumpy Middle-aged Mom has moved to its own page on ocregister.com. You can also always find her column at ocmoms.com. We know change is hard, so we’ll also link to them from...
View ArticleFrumpy Mom: Surviving the roadtrip
Well, this is it — the last time we remind you where to find Frumpy Middle-aged Mom on its own page on ocregister.com. You can also always find her column at ocmoms.com. If you can’t get enough of...
View ArticleWatching someone clean your house: awkward
Frumpy Middleaged Mom While I’m writing this, my housekeeper is sweeping up the Olympic-sized pile of trash our family has generated since she last visited us. This is annoying, because it’s...
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