Laughter was a huge part of my life growing up, and still is today! Even our moments of grief were tinted with shades of laughter. It took a very special woman to teach me that laughter and joy can color your life and make it much more brilliant. That woman shines brightly as one of the most colorful and vibrant people in my life, and without her abundance of wit, mischievousness, and creativity, my life would be a shell of what it is today. The stories she has provided either by purposeful, well thought out planning, or by happy accident will be family legend for generations to come. My mom is beautiful, talented, and outrageous.

This is my tribute to M.O.M. My Outrageous Mother.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

~ Charlie Chaplin

Shoe Fetish


I marvel at the audacity of some people even though I know I shouldn’t. I’ve lived long enough to know that some people are just not meant to be let out on their own without leashes and those cone things people put on their dogs to keep them from licking themselves when they shouldn’t. M.O.M. has always been diligent about sharing her experiences of Happenstances Of Male Intelligence Errors, or H.O.M.I.Es.  These tales taught M.O.M.’s daughters lessons we never learned in school about dealing with overly aggressive amorous men.

One such instance occurred while M.O.M. was standing in line at a store waiting her turn to check out.  The man behind her stood a bit too close and she felt something brush against her posterior end.  M.O.M. gave him the benefit of the doubt and took a moderate step forward, he took a step forward as well.  After a moment, the brush turned into a rub.  M.O.M. took another step forward, clearly now annoyed. He was a persistent fellow.  He moved forward again.  This time, she’d had enough and instead of taking a large step forward, she took a small step backward, placing the tip of her 4 inch heel squarely on the top of the man’s foot. Now, instead of making her point and then stepping forward again, M.O.M. decided to drive that point home as painfully as possible, but remaining in the exact same spot for the rest of her wait in line and not moving forward or taking her heel out of the man’s foot until it was her turn to pay.  She never said a word, and never turned to look at him, not even for a little knowing smirk.  (Later in life, one of those smirks would prove misfortunate.) Once it was her turn to pay, she lifted her foot, finished her transaction, and walked away.

I think he got a bit more than he bargained for on that shopping trip.  Was it worth it buddy?

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