Mrs. Kansas Mommy
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Candid musings for the modern mommy. Come for the hair and makeup tips, stay for the inappropriate sense of humor.
Mrs. Kansas Mommy
2y ago
Fun fact: I’m the daughter of a Writer. A Creative Writer. A poet. An Author. To paraphrase one of the great 20th century humorists*, if you’ve ever been the only child in an art gallery full of works prominently featuring eyebrow-raising nudes in every conceivable medium while adults drinking oaky Chardonnay from small plastic cups ..read more
Mrs. Kansas Mommy
2y ago
Well guys, I’ve blown the dust off of my sequins and tried on every single thing in my closet I can still squeeze into, packed it all up, and will be proudly (even if it’s a little snug) wearing it in Florida this week where I’m honored to be part of a distinguished panel of ..read more
Mrs. Kansas Mommy
3y ago
Yesterday I was invited to a networking event at a fun little restaurant where I met a group of women (and few men) to talk about projects and upcoming fundraisers in KC. It was quite an anomaly to be somewhere on a school night meeting cool new people and talking about actual work projects. As ..read more
Mrs. Kansas Mommy
3y ago
When one of my daughters was 9, as I was tucking her into bed she asked me, “How come you’re not afraid of anything? I said, “What do you mean?” She said, “Like, how come you’re not afraid of spiders?” I told her that I’m not entirely sure, but I think it has something to ..read more
Mrs. Kansas Mommy
3y ago
If you’re not familiar with Robert Smith, he was a wild rabbit who lived in the side yard of our old house and we would often watch him out the window. Once I got bored and declared we should give the rabbit a name. Thinking myself clever, I joked, “How about Stu?” (As in, Rabbit ..read more
Mrs. Kansas Mommy
3y ago
A few months ago I wrote this poem for my daughters. I sent it to my Mom, an accomplished writer, and she said it was really sad. For this woman to say something I wrote is too sad to post is like Eeyore telling Winnie The Pooh that his whole “‘Oh Bother’ catchphrase is bumming ..read more
Mrs. Kansas Mommy
3y ago
Over five years ago I wrote about a particularly awkward trip to the gynecologist. You see what happened was, after the birth of my second child I had a cancer scare after a routine exam. It turned out to be okay, but I had a lot of follow up appointments for a while and my ..read more
Mrs. Kansas Mommy
3y ago
When I started this blog almost 8 years ago, I had no idea what I was doing. If you’ve read any of my posts, you’ll not be remotely surprised by that revelation. Two years ago I moved into a one-bedroom apartment with my daughters. Lots of life happened quickly. Writing about what I was going ..read more
Mrs. Kansas Mommy
3y ago
You know what? I think it’s weird. I think it’s weird when people pretend like a marriage never happened. I think it’s weird when they delete all digital evidence as if that will delete the truth of what once was their life. I select meaningful gifts for my ex-husband and post about him on Father’s Day, because ..read more
Mrs. Kansas Mommy
3y ago
The other day, I published my first blog post in over a year. I was stunned by the wonderful feedback I received. In fact, I met someone this week who said to me, “the really magnetic thing about you is that you’re so charismatic but also so genuine.” Of course I was flattered, and to ..read more