The Evil Stepmother Speaks
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, visited with Oprah this week. She is participating in a docu-drama about her life and her ‘fall’ (Is it a fall?) from Royal family to everyday folk. Sarah talked about many issues in her life, but I was struck by her comments about her Mom. She said that her Mom left her when she was 12 years old and left the family for a polo player. This one piece of her
Where should I start??? Paul McCartney, age 68, announced his engagement to Nancy Shevell, age 51. This will be Sir Paul’s third marriage after being married 30 years to Linda Eastman and a tumultuous, 6-year marriage to Heather Mills. Heather and McCartney have one child, Beatrice, together. So, now, Nancy is facing being the step mom to a 5 year-old daughter and sharing custody with
Osama Bin Laden is dead. As a Mom, I always wonder how we got here. He started out no different than the rest of us. He was a darling baby who was loved by his parents. His Mom adored him like we adore all of our children. So, what happened and what can we learn? One thought always seemed clear. Osama felt that the U.S had betrayed "his" country and "his" people and, as a result, a
Just in case you haven’t heard, the new rage among teenagers is ‘Spock’ or elf ears. Yes, you can get pointy ears. Kids can visit body modification artists like Steve Haworth and reshape their ears. Now all children can look like elves or like Mr. Spock. The best news is that this procedure is permanent. Whenever I hear these stories, I immediately think of the unwitting parents who gave
Jim Toth is a very lucky man. He is the guy who married Reese Witherspoon this past weekend. No, he is not my buddy, but we are now permanently connected into ‘Stepworld’ together. You would think that Jim is lucky because he married a beautiful, wealthy, famous actress. That’s all nice, but he will find out that the greatest reward that he will gain from this marriage will be his