The random misadventures of a (formerly)Single Super Mom

Sometimes, you are so filled with words and emotions that you don't know how to express them fully. My daughter is leaving this week for college, and the feelings I have range from pride, to fear, to happiness, to sorrow. Every parent expects their child to leave the nest someday.  From the first day of kindergarten, when they look back and wave and don't need you to walk them in anymore, to the day they have their first sleepover at a friends house, to the day they drive off alone; these are all things we try to prepare for. What we can't prepare for, what we can't ever expect, is that the relationship between a parent and a child can fracture so badly that it seems irreparable.  When you have children, your instinct should be to protect them, to nurture them and to guide them.  However, sometimes that just isn't the case. I have two amazing children.  I love them more than I ever thought it was possible to love another human being.  At the time they were con

Many of my girlfriends (hell, and friend boys) are over the moon about the upcoming film adaptation of the book "50 Shades of Grey".  If you've been under a rock; this series of 3 books  by E L James is about Christian Grey, a young entrepreneur and Anastasia Steele, a college student.  These books came out a few years ago and it seemed that EVERYONE was reading them.  Women, men, old, young, gay, straight..... the world was in "lust" with the two fictional characters. I remember the first time someone asked me if I read the books.  I didn't really know what the subject matter was, but when I found out, I emphatically said "NO".  Many of my friends were taken aback at how vehement I was about NOT reading these books.  You see, I love romance novels.  The smuttier the better.  I love fiction, and hot steamy scenes and happily ever afters,  So, it might stand to reason that I would love to read the 50 Shades books.  Nope. I was married for a very