by Erin MacNair | Feb 13, 2014 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
I complimented a woman at the gym on her hair. “Thank you!” She tittered. “It takes time, but so does my body. I have to come here EVERY DAY if I want to maintain. I mean, that’s all it is now, at our age.” Wait, was I her age? “It’s constant. The second you stop, the...
by Erin MacNair | Jan 30, 2014 | Public Service Announcements, The Baffling
Like many of you, I have an email for crap, and one for lesser crap. The junky one can be quite hilarious; the filter must be set low and all sort of interesting things come in. Deals for vent cleaning, lipo-laser hair removal, Dr. Oz’s miracle somethingorother, etc....
by Erin MacNair | Jan 19, 2014 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
Weary parents filed into the library, eschewing responsibilities of soccer night or book club in order to find out what exactly our kids would be hearing over the next few days. They were going to have the “sex talk”, not by us, but in a packaged and appropriately...
by Erin MacNair | Jan 4, 2014 | Public Service Announcements, Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT # 633: HANGOVERS WITH CHILDREN ARE MUCH, MUCH WORSE. Almost everyone has an initial run in with over-imbibing. We call it a “hangover” because it can end with your face hanging over the toilet. Pre-kids, I had a few hangovers, sure. They...
by Erin MacNair | Dec 24, 2013 | Truly Embarrassing Tales, Welcome
“Mom, Santa is real, right?” My daughter asked me imploringly, looking up with wide eyes. These things always happen at inopportune moments. Lying, that is. “Of course he is, “I smiled convincingly, putting bagels into the grocery cart and hoping I was pulling it off....
