Nice piece in May issue of LA Parent Magazine about my book, IS THAT THE SHIRT YOU’RE WEARING? Summertime. Your kids love it, but do you? You don’t have to answer that. Instead, sit back and live vicariously through Kristen…
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LA Parent Magazine Piece on IS THAT THE SHIRT YOU’RE WEARING?
Tagged with: Mothers day, parenting book, parenting humor, parenting teens, sandwich generation
Posted in book review, books, comedy, humor, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
Posted in book review, books, comedy, humor, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
How To Use A Landline (a tutorial for my kids)
Realized the other day that my kids avoid making actual phone calls – ironic because they are always on their phones texting etc. Guess I never taught them this basic life skill. So I made a helpful video!
Tagged with: how to use a landline, modern parenting, parenting humor, teenager humor, telephones
Posted in comedy, humor, kids, mothering, News, parenting
Posted in comedy, humor, kids, mothering, News, parenting
Too Saggy for the SAG Awards: Book Excerpt
A book excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? by Kristen Hansen Brakeman (me) I had a few extra minutes to spare before leaving for my office at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, so I thought I’d try…
Tagged with: award show fashion, Award shows, Hollywood, Kristen Bell, red carpet fashion, SAG Awards 2018, SAG_AFTRA
Posted in comedy, fashion, Hollywood, News, women, work
Posted in comedy, fashion, Hollywood, News, women, work
Refill the Damn Water Pitcher!
I had the house to myself so I made another video! Kids – Refill the Damn Water Pitcher! …. (please)
TRUMP AVERSION THERAPY BILL
Posted today under pen name Bunny McGillicutty on The Dandy Goat In an unusual show of unity, House Republicans joined Democrats in a 421-2 vote to pass the Trump Aversion Therapy Act, which would allocate $300 million towards the rehabilitation…
Tagged with: Aversion Therapy, Donald Trump, election campaign, politics
Posted in comedy, humor, politics
Posted in comedy, humor, politics
Kids: Change the $^*#&% Toilet Paper Roll – A Video
I had the house to myself yesterday so I made a video. Enjoy!
Tagged with: change the toilet paper roll, comedy, funny video, humor, parenting
Posted in comedy, humor, mothering, parenting, video
Posted in comedy, humor, mothering, parenting, video
To My Contractor, Scott: Won’t You Please Call Me Back?
Dear Scott: I am writing to you with actual pen and paper because I keep waiting for you to return my calls and texts and I can’t figure out why you won’t respond. What went wrong with our relationship, Scott?…
Tagged with: construction, contractors, home remodeling, humor
Posted in comedy, humor, life, Uncategorized
Posted in comedy, humor, life, Uncategorized
Why Updating My Mom’s Christmas Card List Drove Me To Drink
My mother needed her Christmas card list updated because – well there’s no gentle way to put it – because her friends keep dying. Since I printed her address labels the year after my dad died, the maintenance of her Christmas card list…
Tagged with: christmas card list, christmas cards, holiday card list, holiday cards, mothers daughters
Posted in Christmas, comedy, holidays, humor, mother daughter, News
Posted in Christmas, comedy, holidays, humor, mother daughter, News
Book Review – No Land’s Man by Aasif Mandvi
I’ve signed on to do book reviews for the New York Journal of Books. Here is my first! It’s on Aasif Mandvi’s essay collection, No Land’s Man Perhaps you know Aasif Mandvi from The Daily Show. I didn’t, however. Because I…
Tagged with: Aasif Mandvi, book review, essay collection, Senior Muslim Correspondent, The Daily Show
Posted in book review, comedy, Writing
Posted in book review, comedy, Writing
Bulky Trash – I Love You
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Is it time for the holidays already? No. It’s Bulky Item Trash Pick-up week! I can hardly contain my excitement whenever I receive the postcard from the rubbish company announcing that we…
Tagged with: bulky trash pick up, holidays, home, large item pick up, spring cleaning
Posted in comedy, holidays, Home, humor
Posted in comedy, holidays, Home, humor
Kristen Hansen Brakeman 