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My Husband Used the Big Spoon

(Posted today on The Boomer Cafe) That’s twice this week that he used the big spoon. It struck me as odd when I emptied the dishwasher. Now, three days after that, I see that he’s used it again. I shouldn’t

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Posted in Covid stay at hom, dads, Family, Home, humor, News, relationships

To Survive the Pandemic, I Escaped to the Middle Ages

Bread making and alcohol – that’s how a lot of my friends got through this past year of Covid seclusion. A more loathsome lot spent their time by picking up a new skill like sewing or guitar, or learning a

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Posted in Covid stay at hom, Home, humor, News

Buddy, You Complete Me

(A book excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing?) There are were few things more annoying than crazy dog people. They are often worse than new parents in their belief that their dog is more unique or intelligent than

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Posted in animals, dogs, humor, News

Men Who Wear Masks Get More SEX!

My take on mask wearing featured today on Slackjaw! View at Medium.com Okay, so maybe this study hasn’t been completed, or published yet, or even started for that matter, but simple deductive reasoning leads to the obvious conclusion that men

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Posted in humor, News, parenting, relationships, satire, slackjaw, women

Buddy, You Complete Me

(A book excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing?” Avail on Amazon) There are were few things more annoying than crazy dog people. They are often worse than new parents in their belief that their dog is more unique

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Posted in animals, dogs, humor, News, Uncategorized

I’m in this show! Expressing Motherhood

This Tuesday and Wednesday! A storytelling series about the ups and downs of parenthood At the Lyric in SilverLake Tickets still available for the 7:00PM shows. Warning: I will be swearing. click here https://expressingmotherhood.com/

Posted in humor, mother daughter, News, parenting

LA Parent Magazine Piece on IS THAT THE SHIRT YOU’RE WEARING?

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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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!  

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Posted in comedy, humor, kids, mothering, News, parenting

IT’S GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME (a book excerpt)

An excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? a collection of essays by Kristen Hansen Brakeman It was the time of year that instilled dread and fear in the hearts of parents across the country. College application deadline? No.

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Posted in cookies, humor, kids, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting

Updating 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 — her friends keep dying. Since I was the one who volunteered to print the address labels for her Christmas cards the year after my dad

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