She Said Archives:
My mom is visiting. Most women are so happy to spend time with their mothers. It’s a time to regress, feel like a little girl again, get some TLC by Mom… Only with my mother, it’s the other way around. For most of my life, I’ve been the parent. So having my mom visit is
In the midst of the controversy surrounding Arnold Schwarzenegger’s love child, and Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York’s ahem, wiener, it would appear that temptation is everywhere. One of my friends used to always say, “As soon as you’re taken they’ll come crawling out of the woodwork.” Well, she was right. Men are coming at
I went to a wedding last weekend. I just heard you groan again. But this wedding wasn’t any ordinary wedding. It was a family wedding, and a weekend spent with the family members I love most. It was a simple wedding – it was 70 year-old marrying 75 year-old. These were two people who really
In the words of the flight crew of Apollo 13, “Houston, we have a problem.” The New Guy and I had a fight. Okay, maybe disagreement is a better word, because no punches were thrown, but I think for a few moments he probably wanted to punch me… And I’m pretty sure the fight was
So, I know last week I went on and on about The New Guy being my best friend, blah blah blah, but contrary to the “best friend” code of conduct, I still can’t tell him everything. Like the fact that I’m broke. When you’re single and you’re broke, it’s not as big of a deal
It’s no secret that I’ve been in a ton of weddings. That movie 27 Dresses with that blond chick from Grey’s Anatomy? It could have and should have been about me. I’ve been a bridesmaid more times than I can count. Standing up on that altar listening to vows being said, or sitting at the
Last weekend, I went out with a group of friends. There were three couples, and also a friend who is single. I never really gave much thought to my behavior when I was the single one in the group, but hers was unmistakable – she was desperate. It wasn’t that she was scanning the room,
Like most West Coast Gen-X children from a broken family, I’ve taken many a train to Therapy Town. For years I thought of myself much like the guy from the Sunday cartoon pages who walks with a dark cloud following over his head. And then suddenly, it happened. I’m happy. Holy shit. I’m happy. So, what
So, you know how I was wondering about my flirt-ability? Well, it’s still there. And I didn’t even have to wait for my trip to Mexico to find out. Only this time, I was accused of false flirting. I took a friend out for her birthday. We went to a neighborhood bar, aptly nicknamed the
I’m going on vacation. I know, I’ve been traveling a whole bunch lately, but this trip is different. I’m going on vacation – a girl’s trip. I’m talking a no-boys-allowed, cocktail-filled, sun-drenched, bikini-clad, good old-fashioned flirt-fest. I’ve taken these trips in the past. I’m a pro at these trips. If flirting had been a college
