You will not be able to watch this video without smiling, chuckling, and finally, laughing out loud. This little girl knows how to demand respect! It's RESPECT, baby, and don't you forget it! Enjoy this delightful performance and happy Friday! --Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran Bontempo [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] David sporting some of his daughter Emma's expulsions. My latest post in Women's Voices Magazine celebrates the poop, puke and boogers of childhood. More specifically, it celebrates the fact that today's dads, my son David included, deal with the above with none (okay, maybe [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo We've all seen them--women who wear sloppy, baggy sweat pants because they're "comfortable." Not only have we seen them; sometimes, they are us. (No need to raise hands. You know who you are.) As if sweats weren't bad enough, now we've got the resurgence of the MC Hammer harem pant. Ladies, they were ugly then and they're ugly now, unless, of course, you look like my 24 year old [...]
This hilarious video from Dr. Gina Barreca says it all about bathing suit shopping. As we head into the summer season, your job, ladies, is to have fun and not obsess about how you look in a suit. Yeah, right. Enjoy the video! --Mary Fran
By: Chrysa Smith I love adorable animal pictures, wise and clever sayings and seeing photos of friends and relatives who live far away. So that's generally why I'm on Facebook. But let me give you a word of advice---like with all other conversations with complete strangers, steer clear of politics and religion. It can only get ugly. I find it interesting that some people are always posting all of their business, political, religious [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo Next week, my son is getting married. And even though I'm only the mother of the groom (Rule #1: Shut up and wear beige), there's still a ton of stuff to do. Dresses, shoes, hair, jewelry, underwear (nothing with holes or outstretch elastic, please), all multiplied by four, as my mother is pretty much my job, and my two daughters, one of whom is flying in from Florida, are [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo There's nothing like a quickly approaching party for 70 at your house to make you look around and say, "Ew." Remember when you first set up house? As a young bride, I was all about my home decor. I scoured magazines, tore out pictures, meandered through furniture stores and obsessed over what should go where and what color went with what. Home was a great source of pride. Then, [...]
