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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…
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
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.…
Tagged with: girl scout cookies, humor, life with kids, parenting
Posted in cookies, humor, kids, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
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…
Book Excerpt on Medium today
Hi all – if you have a second, check out my book excerpt – A trip to Hollister Hell – over on Medium today. Trying to reach new readers so any traffic/claps or comments on their website would be a…
Tagged with: back to school, Back-to-school shopping, Medium, parenting, parenting humor, shopping
Posted in books, humor, kids, mother daughter, mothering, parenting, Uncategorized, Writing
Posted in books, humor, kids, mother daughter, mothering, parenting, Uncategorized, Writing
My book featured in Anchora Magazine!
Excited and proud to have my book featured in the Summer edition of Anchora Magazine in their monthly book roundup of Delta Gamma authors. Yes! I was in a sorority! Go ahead and mock me. I can take it! BTW…
Tagged with: book review, book roundup, Delta Gamma Sorority, Is That The Shirt You're Wearing?, sorority
Posted in book review, books, Family, humor, mothering, News, sorority, Uncategorized
Posted in book review, books, Family, humor, mothering, News, sorority, Uncategorized
