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In Defense of Honey Boo Boo

posted Monday September 24th, 2012

I quit eating candy corn last week.  This week, I’m going cold turkey on Honey Boo Boo. I have a feeling it’s going to be tougher to give up my new favorite reality show. And that’s saying a lot, because I really love candy corn. But against all odds, TLC’s show about a (very) small […]


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“How You Spell Hard, Mom?”

posted Thursday September 13th, 2012

God only gives you what you can handle. The line popped in my head as I pulled away from the school this morning, and I haven’t been able to get it out all day. OK, so first of all, as a committed agnostic, I’ve got some issues with the whole concept, right off the bat. But […]


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Someone pinch me. I had a feeling it would be a good meeting after the principal sent that email with the exciting news that he and Sophie share a birthday — but still, I held my breath as I walked into the school yesterday afternoon for a gathering of Team Sophie. And when we all […]


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