Michelle Kaplan

Mother’s Day and Other Guilt

Well it’s May, that month again. May, synonymous with spring, baseball and that weird Hallmark holiday - Mother’s Day.
OK, really what’s the point here? For me a perfect Mother’s Day starts with NOT having the kids around. Having a day to myself…peace and quiet. Long bubble baths and a day at the bookstore.
However, now that my kids are at the age of understanding, they’re insulted.
They want to spend the day with mommy, giving me mother’s day, whether mommy wants it or not.
Being a single mom is more than a challenge. I can empathize with so many out there who are doing the mommy thing solo - even the dads.
I have to say, when Hillary Clinton said it takes a village to raise a child, I thought that was credible, but in today’s society, not possible. I was young and childless. Today, not only do I know what she means, I want IN on that deal.

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Gwen Stefani - No Doubt, More than Just a Girl

 No Doubt the name Gwen Stefani conjures up images. The platinum blonde with the powerful voice was belting out the sarcastic pout “I’m Just a Girl,” back in 1995.

Before that, Stefani was just a girl - interested in just routine things. “All I wanted to ever do was get married and have babies… have a house,” she was quoted as saying in 1997 to the Washington Post. Growing up in Fullerton, California, her brother, Eric introduced her to new wave and ska music that was becoming a happening little scene in Los Angeles. Eric had formed a band with John Spence and soon invited his sister to join on vocals. She shared that role with Spence, who later committed suicide leaving Stefani the solo vocalist.

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