Titled The Backward and has an uneven mix of humor. My favorites are the ADL awarding Bernie Madoff for breaking the stereotype that Jews are good with money, and the Elders of Zion retiring to Florida :->...

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My babies have extremely sensitive skin. Their little bums rash so easily I have to be extra careful with what products I use. One of the most important ways I keep my babies rash free is by using baby cloths to wash and dry them at diaper changes instead of disposable wipes. So, when Liv was a newb...

Can't afford to plunk down $700 for Adobe Photoshop? Don't want to spend $100 on Elements? Just don't want to waste space on your hard drive for image editing you only need every once in a while?  An online photo editor might just be the ticket. These Web-based applications let you upload your imag...

(The beginning of a new piece I'm working on, still in progress...) It was just after noon on Friday, September 14, and I was on the uptown 6 train, on my way to break into my ex-boyfriend’s apartment. I’d called his office from a payphone on the platform at Union Square to make sure he was ...

Moms aren’t the only ones rocking the internet these days… Grandmothers are doing it too! Most of you probably don’t know that Susan and I have a secret weapon — a tool more powerful than Susan’s software background, a resource more valuable than Susan’s techie hu...

This Sunday, February 15, I’ll be reading at 7pm at Bluestockings Books (172 Allen St. just below Stanton St.) for the “Love and Marriage� benefit, in support of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and their fight for marriage equality. I’ll be reading with a few other writers, including ...

Got a comment on this blog the other day from a reader named Lola, who wanted to know if I’ve heard from Sam since the book was published. It’s a question that comes up often enough – people want to know what happened to Sam, if she’s okay, if I ever found out anything more about her family,...

In fact, I love to say, “Your sister,” so much I say it just to hear how it sounds. After years of praying and hoping for a sibling for you, it still feels unbelievable that you now really do have a sister – that you aren’t “aloneâ€� anymore. I am not sure there are many kids out t...

Say It Forward – Carnival of Loyal Commenters is a new weekly carnival at 5 Minutes for Mom.com where bloggers feature their loyal commenters! To read more about how to participate in Say It Forward and to get the button codes, click here. And make sure you visit the links in the Mr. Linky here ev...