Blog 20 of Top 25 Funny Moms - 2012

Apr 13, 2012 - Article Views: 232

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Mommy Lite

by Sarah Maizes

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Where I Turn When I Need a Good Laugh

I have a philosophy that I can't go to bed until I've had a good laugh (well...that or a Xanax.) I used to watch M*A*S*H reruns every night before I went to bed but if it's not on I watch "Family Guy" or read "The Onion." I also love to read "People I'd Like To Punch In The Throat." SOOOOOO cathartic! And if I'm just looking for a "quickie" I go to @TheTweetofGod on twitter. "God" is pretty darn funny. Who knew?

My Child's Weirdest Habit

Um...define "weird." Other people's "weird" often seems totally normal to me. Meanwhile, MY kind of "weird" might worry experts in the medical community...it's so hard to judge without a basis for comparison but I'll try: My oldest daughter quacks. All of the time. She's 12. She quacks "hello," She quacks "goodbye"...she quacks when she walks (think "The Penguin" in Batman) and in a variety of emphatic levels to alert us as to how she's feeling and whether or not she approves of something. It's weird. But is it any weirder then the fact that I answer her by quacking in return?? My son likes to regale us with his medical ailments. He's 8. The latest is that his "instep is bothering him." Yes. His "instep." He's like an old man from Miami. He even loves Denny's. And his twin sister? Well, that wouldn't be fair. She was recently diagnosed with OCD so where would I start. It could be her need to walk on her hands everywhere (seriously...walk ON her hands!) or it could be that she has to kiss each of my shoulders before she goes to bed. Maybe it's her collection of tiny lanyard clippings...