Tag Archives: moms

Nobody Thinks Your Baby's As Cute As You Do

Posted on February 1, 2011 by miriamandellyn

Especially not us. I (Miriam) swear the most effective way to prevent teen pregnancy is to put a bunch of teenagers on a plane and surround them with screaming babies. On all sides. For hours. Over multiple flights. Because that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Family, Girls, Moms | Tagged adoption, Angelina Jolie, babies, boyfriends, children, ellyn rice, Facebook, gift of life, miriam datskovsky, mommy forum, moms, moms on facebook, pregnancy, teen pregnancy, ultrasound | 12 Comments

'The Kids Are All Right' Has Our Oscar Vote

Posted on January 25, 2011 by miriamandellyn

Full disclosure: We wrote this before the Oscar nominations were announced. Also, we have nothing to do with the Academy. Except when it comes to snarky fashion commentaries. Miriam: When Ellyn and I were first brainstorming for this blog, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Family, Moms, Writing | Tagged Academy Awards, affair, annette bening, divorce, ellyn rice, family, film review, Julianne Moore, lesbian couple, Mark Ruffalo, marriage, miriam datskovsky, moms, Oscars, postmodern family, relationships, screenplay, The Kids Are All Right | 4 Comments

Our Anonymous Astrology Guru Confirms We're Still Pisces, Says to Ignore Daily Horoscopes

Posted on January 20, 2011 by miriamandellyn

When we heard the news that the Zodiac had change, we both flipped. After all, we’d always sort of assumed one of the reasons we share so many eerily parallel life experiences was the fact that we were born just … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Cohabitation, Girls, Moms | Tagged about us, anonymous astrology guru, astrology, cohabitation, daily horoscopes, Eastern Zodiac, ellyn rice, female friendships, friendship, Mars, Mercury, miriam datskovsky, moms, monthly horoscopes, Neptune, pisces, relationships, Sun, synastry, trusting daily horoscopes, Uranus, Venus, Western Zodiac, Zodiac | 2 Comments

Handling Holiday Hassles Part II

Posted on December 20, 2010 by ricellyn

5 days ’til Christmas… for some of you, that makes your heart rate increase and your palms sweat. But do not fear. I advise here on even more holiday gripes so you can keep your sanity and make it to … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Holidays, Religion | Tagged 2011, advertising, ADVICE, APARTMENT, bell ringers, christmas, commercials, corporate America, ellyn rice, family, gifts, holidays, miriam datskovsky, moms, santa hat, siblings | 2 Comments

Please Help Me Not Kill My Boyfriend, Thanksgiving Edition

Posted on November 23, 2010 by miriamandellyn

Dear Miriam, Holidays are doubly stressful when you’re in a couple. Shaun and I have to celebrate with four families in three states (since both of our parents are divorced), plus visit home friends within a very short span of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cohabitation, Family, Holidays | Tagged ADVICE, boyfriend advice, boyfriends, christmas, cooking, DRIVING, ellyn rice, food, Friends, hanukkah, miriam datskovsky, moms, presents, thanksgiving, tofurkey, vegetarian | 3 Comments

We Miss/Missed the '90s!

Posted on November 8, 2010 by miriamandellyn

Kids these days don’t know what they’re missing. The ’90s were the best, and I’m not just saying that because I was five in 1990, therefore those were the wonder years for me personally, I’m thinking they were the wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Family, Moms | Tagged '90s, Babysitter's Club, ball pit, BookIt, chuck e. cheese's, dunkaroos, ellyn rice, gum, gushers, McDonalds, miriam datskovsky, moms, neon, Nerf, nickelodeon, orthodox jewish, Pizza Hut, pop qwiz, ring pop, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TGIF, trapper keeper, WWF | 5 Comments

Blonde v. Brunette, Ellyn v. Miriam

Posted on October 28, 2010 by miriamandellyn

To Dye or Not to Dye… ELLYN: DYE! My live-in boyfriend met me as a blonde and hasn’t seen anything else yet. He’s afraid. He’s begging me not to do what I’m about to do… which is go brunette. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cohabitation, Girls, Moms | Tagged 20something, blonde, boyfriends, brunette, college, dyeing, ellyn rice, hair, miriam datskovsky, moms, prom | 1 Comment

Cooking Confessions of a Reluctant Housewife

Posted on October 22, 2010 by ricellyn

This week I took a cooking class with work. When my sales rep suggested it, I agreed immediately and with gusto. Side effect of cohabitation: I now apparently cook and bake…a lot. It’s almost embarrassing to admit, because I went … Continue reading →

Posted in Cohabitation, Family, Girls, Moms | Tagged 20something, APARTMENT, baking, boyfriends, cohabitation, cookbook, cooking, Easy Mac, ellyn rice, housewife, Miette Culinary Institute, MILF, moms, Pop-Tarts, soccer mom | 2 Comments

Everything You Wanted to Know About Us (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Posted on October 7, 2010 by miriamandellyn

What did your mom say the last time you spoke to her? Ellyn: Lecturing on the hazards of diet soda: “Same thing goes for drinking. It’s usually the stuff you mix it with that makes you sick.” Miriam: “Do you … Continue reading →

Posted in Cohabitation, Los Angeles, Moms, New York | Tagged about us, Annie Hall, boyfriends, cohabitation, ellyn rice, family and other accidents, JFK, LAX, Los Angeles, miriam datskovsky, moms, New York, Shari Goldhagen, Woody Allen | 4 Comments