We've Moved

We have been putting it off for a long time but we finally got fed up with Blogger. We've moved the blog. As of January 1, 2007, you can read White Trash Mom at the following address:

White Trash Mom Blog

We are keeping the archives here for now and we are in the process of moving everything over to the new blog. Sorry for the inconvenience but we just couldn't do Blogger anymore. Please email me if you have any problems accessing the new blog or have any input! The NEW WHITE TRASH MOM BLOG: http://www.whitetrashmom.com

Sorry for Technical Difficulties

Hello WTMs I am in the midst of changing the blog over to TYPEPAD. Have a had ton of issues here at Blogger and so things are "in flux" for a few days. Sorry for the inconvenience! New blog will be ready by the end of the week!!!!

Holiday White Trash Mom Quiz

I know it's not technically the holiday but until the monsters return to school, it's not the average day. Here are some actual events of my holiday season that I wanted to quiz you on. Holiday Party Problem You have time left before the family comes to run one errand. Your younger child needs cream for her scratch from the NEW kitten. You are also out of tequila and must run to the liquor store. What do you do? A)Go the drugstore and get the creme for the kid. B)Go to the liquor store to get Senor Patron and your kid gets an infection C)Go to the liquor store and call one of your WT family members to bring some creme from their house. The White Trash Mom solution is "C". Of course you GO TO GET THE LIQUOR but being somewhat responsible, you ask one of your wt family members to bring the creme for the scratch. Holiday Cleaning and Laundry It's 30 minutes until the extended family arrive. You have 4 days of laundry piled up in the laundry room. Laundry room is clearly seen from the kitchen. It's a total eyesore. What do you do? A)Quickly fold and put away all the laundry. Start 7 loads ASAP. B)Put all the laundry in the back room, out of the way. C)Put up a fun curtain between the kitchen and laundry room! Tell them it's your new decor. Naturally I did OPTION C. It was my older daughter's idea, I think it was her reaction to my ranting. What are your WT Holiday Tips? Let me know!

Photoshop Makeover - Before/After Retouch Of Model

Read this WT Sisters (and Brothers) if you think that models in ads and magazines are "real". Think again. This ad from Dove and their Campaign for Real Beauty does a great job of revealing how photos of models and celebrities are unrealistically modified. This is on You Tube. Watch this for :30 seconds. You will be amazed. Go here for the link or paste in the url below into your browser. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHLpRxAmCrw Good job to Dove for this campaign. I am glad to see it. Basically, normal women compare themselves to a standard of unrealistic beauty...that comes from Photoshop.

Top 5 Songs That Make Me Cry Before My Period

I am a crier. Especially before my period starts. I cry, approximately two days before my period, over some really non-sentimental things. Like a Tide® tv commercial. But the holidays are especially emotional and the PMS tears kick into high gear. I miss my mom and dad much more during the holidays. Even though they have been gone for years, the holidays are tough. I was crying at the song by Five for Fighting, "World", the other day and decided to just blog about it. Here's a list of the top songs that make me cry before my period. World by Five for Fighting Hard Candy Christmas by Dolly Parton Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Frank Sinatra Jesus, Take The Wheel by Carrie Underwood The last song I couldn't link. But the song is the main theme from "The Little Drummer Boy". The 1960's made-for-tv movie version of "The Little Drummer Boy" song. Makes me weep every single time. Spill it, sisters. What are the PMS music triggers for you? How about holiday triggers?

Rachael Ray Is Like Nails on a Chalkboard

Dear WTMs, Something is wrong with me. The popular Food Network star Rachael Ray, who stars in like 17 TV shows and has her own magazine, is a beloved media figure. She is darling, she is perky, cute and seems very nice. For some reason (I cannot put my finger on it) she drives me up a wall. Her perky voice-overs and fun on camera bits are like NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD to me. I know I am in the minority because when I mention my opinion to anyone, people look at me as if I have CLUBBED A BABY SEAL. Seriously. People are coo-coo bananas over Ms. Ray and when I mention that I don't like her (I don't even tell people how much I don't like her) people act like I have some kind of character flaw. Now that it's the holidays, she is on TV more than ever. Can any of you explain to me the following: 1)Why is she so popular? 2)Why do people think I am a bad person if I don't like her? Please discuss and get back to me. Before the next holiday party if you can.

Hostess Twinkie Truffles

Hostess Twinkie Truffles A recipe for Hostess Twinkie Truffles for a holiday dessert! Here is the wonderfully WT recipe using Hostess Twinkies. Tacky Princess and her holiday baking have inspired me to give you another WT holiday recipe. As we all know, the Hostess line of food products is a white trash kitchen staple. For this reason, I am giving all you WT cooks out there another use for the ever popular TWINKIE. Click the link and enjoy!

Recipe to Knock Muffy's Holiday Socks Off!

Confession. Tacky Princess loves to bake. Yep! It's true. And does that make me a muffy? Well, you be the judge, but I daresay it doth not! This post is actually a re-print of one I did last year, but it had a good response, so I thought you might enjoy it again. So, go make some Reindeer Chow! Ciao! I had a cooking show on yesterday while doing a million other things around my cramped kitchen. Not cooking, mind you! Our home, I believe, is like many other American homes. The kitchen is the center of the universe, you see. As you come in from the garage, everyone and their dog deposits everything they own directly onto the stove. Yes, the stove. It's one of those radiant heat, flat top jobbies. Love it (though would totally choose gas next time around...), but since it's a flat surface, it tends to get eaten up with our J-U-N-K, JUNK! Just to the right of my stove lies my desk, if you can call it that. My desk is a never-ending nightmare of papers, mail, magazines, broken toys, spare batteries and things that we're forever looking for but cannot seem to find. Once in a blue moon, it's cleared off enough to see the top of it, and ahhh, what a pleasant split second that is. . . Every eon or so. . . Other than the bar in the kitchen (read: another flat surface to throw our crap on...), the rest of the house stays relatively tidy a good deal of the time. Except for my "office", which looks like the Wicked Witch of the West rode through on her broom, looking for Toto. Thatwithstanding, our house is pleasing enough, if a little on the smallish side. But I digress. So, getting back. I was trying to tidy up in the kitchen from HELL, when I was struck with an idea! Give our dear WTM readers a little ammo against the muff's. And why not? We all need a little help now and then, right? So, I had these finely chopped pecans leftover from my favorite cookie recipe. They're not toasted or anything, so they really don't taste like anything special. And I had this epiphany! I love nuts (being one and all...), and I'm always using them in various ways in salads for dinner. Anyway, one of the ways I love to make them is by cooking them on the stove with a little sugar, to carmelize them. I do it with sliced almonds all the time. Then, I just keep them on hand. Great on a salad with a little balsamic. So, here's your recipe to keep the muff's at bay... to knock their jingling holiday socks off! Take some as a hostess gift to your next "function". Wrap with W-T-L-O-V-E, love. :) I'm calling it Reindeer Chow (or if that's just too muffy for you, call it Pecan Nuggets!): Reindeer Chow 1 cup finely chopped pecans 1/3 cup sugar 2 t. butter or butter spread (your call) Pour pecans into a medium skillet. Heat over medium to medium high. As pan begins to warm, add sugar. Stir almost constantly. As the sugar starts to melt / carmelize, add the little bit of butter, mixing it in. Reduce heat to medium low. Continue stirring, until nuts start brown and the sugar is carmelized. The nuts should now look like much like bird droppings. (Go on - taste it! You know you want to...!) Remove from heat. Spread onto a cookie sheet with a piece of wax paper on it (hate cleaning...). Let cool. Kazam! You've got Reindeer Chow! Eat it by the handful. Toss it into a salad. Use as a topping over ice cream. Add it to your favorite breakfast cereal. My daughter had some with her sliced apples and caramel dip after school yesterday. She was diggin' it, let me tell you! Just a little gift from me - Tacky Princess - to you. When the Muffy's ask for the recipe (which they invariably will do, I assure you!), just tell them you whipped it up, and you're not sure you could duplicate the recipe! Which is truly what I did, so if measurements are not perfect, sue me. Throw tinsel on me. Tie me up with garland. Cheers!

Man Calls 911 to Report Stolen Drugs

Couldn't resist a news story from my hometown, Wichita.

In the dictionary, by the word STUPID, is a picture of the guy in this story:

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Wichita man called 911 to report he was the victim of an armed robbery. The theft? A pound of marijuana worth about $1,100 that he had been trying to sell at his home.

The victim told police Thursday that a buyer had pulled out a sawed-off shotgun and stole the drugs.

Police brought in a drug-sniffing dog to the house and located more marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The victim was booked into Sedgwick County jail on several charges, including possession with the intent to sell drug.

The thief has not been found.

White Trash Mom book

Dear WT Moms, It's finally official. White Trash Mom is going to be a book. I've been dying to tell you. I am working on it right now, along with my sidekick Tacky Princess, to spread the news of "white trash" sanity to moms and dads everywhere. See below for the details. From Publisher's Marketplace on December 12 Blogger and designer Michelle Lamar's THE WHITE TRASH MOM GIVES ADVICE: Or Why Perfection is Overrated, a humorous but practical guidebook for every woman who's ever struggled with baking, making Halloween costumes from scratch or the pervasive evil known as school volunteering,to Shelia Oakes at St. Martin's, by Stephanie Kip Rostan at Levine Greenberg Literary Agency. I am psyched as I love writing this blog. It's cheaper than therapy and has been a surprise in so many ways. I have a blast writing the blog and I've met so many cool people. Thanks for the inspiration my WT friends!

Sorry for Technical Difficulties

The blog is having technical issues this week----sorry for the inconvenience. A big THANK YOU to Karen Rani at Troll Baby Graphics (and the awesome Troll Baby Blog) for her emergency blog repair. Karen, you are awesome and I really appreciate your efforts. The blog got weird this weekend (of course) when I really needed it to be up and running. Just one more reason to move from BLOGGER. Just one more reason to move from Blogger to another blog service.

Potty Humor-Perfect Gifts

Does my White Trash heart good to see another mom getting potty humor gifts this holiday! From the awesome ROCKS IN A DRYER blog...a very special holiday treat! Animals that poop! A polar bear, a moose, a penguin..you know they'll love them. Go to Rocks in a Dryer for the info but I just had to pass along!

"It's a Wonderful Life"

I love the movie "It's a Wonderful Life". Even if you're not crazy about the movie, you need to read an essay about the reason why the movie still moves so many people. Roger Rosenblatt wrote an awesome essay about the movie and the "subtle and casual" surprise of friendship. Read the essay by Roger Rosenblatt for the December 11, 2000 issue of Time magazine. Here's a sample from the essay: Just when George thinks he's alone in the world, the world shows up to declare its love for him.

This is what the picture is about--the subtle and casual surprise of friendship. Most of the time, we go along clouded by the suspicion, often justified, that we're alone in the world.

Then once in a while, miraculously, we're proved wrong. Friends appear at the front door prepared to gather round and save us. The reversal of feeling is as blindsiding as it is moving, especially at the time of year when the deserting light can leave us alone in the dark. Suddenly we have company. Suddenly it's a wonderful life.

Rosenblatt points out that friendship is something very subtle:

Unlike romantic love, the emotion is generally undemonstrative; it is made up of the things we do not do--betray, belittle, be harsh. When friendship does manifest itself, we often don't see it coming, which is where friendship gets its power--from the slow, cordial dance of ordinary life.

Read this great essay and pass it along during the holiday.

Its+a+Wonderful+Life holiday inspiration

Size 12 is Too Big

Here's an example of the insane standards of "beauty". Top picture is the beauty contestant that is "too large" and the BOTTOM picture is the model that was considered to be ideal. This story is a true story from the DAILY MAIL, in Great Britain. Link to this story by clicking on today's title, Size 12 is Too Big. Here's a quick overview for you:

Poured into a gold swimsuit, Make Me A Supermodel winner Jen Hunter looks as if this outfit was custom-made for her.

But the one-piece triggered a furious row about stick-thin models when her rival finalist Marianne Berglund appeared painfully underweight in the same attire.

Jen Hunter, age 24, is a contestant on a British Reality TV show. She's a healthy size 12 and was reduced to tears by judges, who gave her harsh words because she "wasn't taking the exercise and diet program seriously". Can you believe this! If this isn't just a snapshot of how sick and twisted things are....I don't know what is. Talk to me people.

Daily+Mail Jen+Hunter Size+12 Make+Me+A+Supermodel

New WT Mom Recommended Reading

I found a new WT Mom blog from a woman that isn't even a WT Mom. Or any other kind of mom. But I am a new fan of the blog Not Without My Handbag. It's weird, wacky and you need to take 5 minutes to visit. Samples of the "Bad Baby Name" section are below. Her answers to the parental questions are in RED. Sample from THE BAD BABY NAME BLOG:

• We aren't having kids for another year or two, but we like Kellyna Nychole, Taryn Mykah and Mykenzie Kathryn for girls. This woman was indicted under the Flagrant Over-Use of the Letters K and Y Act of 1983.

• Brooklyn Makenzie or Alexia for a girl and Hunter Gage, Justus Brice, or Darian for a boy and... The name Jaden for a girl or boy . Child grows up to become character in Danielle Steele novel.

• I once met a lady named Rodana. I think she runs a successful internet business. In her spare time she destroys Tokyo.

As if the great snarky comments above weren't enough to get you to visit this blog, your WT hearts will warm at one of her answers for the "FAQ" section. Question was about the fact that her blog's forum had a swear word in it from one of the participants: Other baby name sites ban swearing; they also ban free expression of contrary opinions. So I allow both. So cram it. Here's the URL, in case I messed up the link to it above. Go there NOW. http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/index.html

Welcome to My Trailer Park

Dear WTMs, Sometimes when I write about my white trash life, you might think I am kidding. However, if you look at the snow fort that was left in my front yard----this is the view from the street----you can clearly see that the only thing missing from this picture is the car on the cinder blocks. This is what remains of the front yard snow fort on Monday AM. My girls and neighbors built this fort AND a backyard fort over the weekend. The snow was wet and perfect, they had a blast. Here are two more pics of the fort. http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitetrashmom/ I did not see this masterpiece until Sunday, as it's in the front yard, east side. It's not that our yard is so huge---I am just lazy and didn't go over there. I asked the girls about it and they said that "Dad said we could leave it up". I was horrified for about 10 seconds (what would the neighbors think). Then I remembered the words of my very wise husband: Memories are the most important gifts we can give our girls. My husband is so good at this and has created so many good memories, especially at the holidays for the girls. He is so wise at knowing when it's right to let the "rules" relax and when to stick to them. I am more laid back with the kids overall. But he is the genius that knows when to let them make a mess, helps them make the mess and LOVES to encourage them to do stuff will make awesome memories for the rest of their lives. It is this reason that he really is a better parent than me, although I would never admit this fact to him. During the holiday season, the man puts me to shame, honest to God. I tend to look at the snow and the fact that my good glasses are left outside and I start to get peeved (I know who is going to help them clean it up). But Tim reminds me that especially at holidays, we need to "make the memory". He reminds me that the girls aren't with us all that long and that once they get older, they won't want to do these things. He instantly helps me realize how precious these times are and to let the rules go. I know today's post is so very sappy but I wanted to explain just how wonderful my husband is and I knew you WTMs would get a kick out of the scene in my front yard. Happy Monday!

Ah, the Snow Day

Ah, the Snow Day. The kids are outside romping in the beautiful white snow. Me inside baking ginger cookies and sipping hot chocolate, watching fondly from the frost-covered windows. Wishing it could go on like this forever. AS IF!!!!!!!!!!!! That would be the Lisa from PB Kids scenario. You know the one where everyone and everything looks, smells and acts perfect all the time? Here's the real deal... TP: Why don't you go play in the snow? It's beautiful and perfect for sledding. Thing 1: I don't have any snow pants. TP: That's no problem. Just put some extra layers on. That's what we always did. Thing 2: And I don't have any good gloves for snow. Mine are too small. TP: No problem. You can borrow mine. Thing 2: Uh, Mom. Your hands are like a giant's compared to mine. TP: No problem. Just stuff some Kleenex in the ends. That'll keep you even warmer. (smiling...) Thing 1: And I need a shower (this, as if a sudden epiphany...). TP: No problem. You can take it afterward. That makes more sense anyway. Thing 2: But I don't have any friends in the neighborhood. TP: No problem. You have a built-in friend right here. Your sister. (smiling...) Thing1: Mom, it's like, totally freezing out. TP: No problem. That's what your new coat is for. It's got that cool Thermo-nuclear-insulate-layer to keep you toasty warm, remember?! Thing 2: And my boots don't fit. TP: No problem. You can wear your sister's old ones. They should be just right by now. (smiling...) Thing 1: I don't have any snow pants. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm going to have to beat them. Seriously. Call Social Services. I can't be held responsible for my own actions any longer. The smile is creasing my face and causing me serious pain. My face might just crack. Pass me the Senor Patron, Queen. It's my turn... So, I finally manage to shove them out the door after about an hour of tussle. (No, I'm not kidding...) I sit down at the computer to get a little work done, thinking maybe some of my day can be billable after all. NINE minutes tick by on the clock. The back door flies open. Thing 1: (Covered in snow) I have to go to the bathroom. (Of course, you do. You are Thing 1, and that is your M.O.) She proceeds to strip off the 14 layers of clothing that took her one hour to put on...and heads to the bathroom, which is all of 6 feet away. Thing 2: (Shrieking into house, directly followed by dog, who is quite literally covered in huge globs of snow. Dog is grinning from ear to ear...) Oh my gosh, it is, like, so, like freezing out there. It could, like, freeze your nose, like, right off your face. This from the child who has on her lightest weight winter coat, no scarf or hat and the pair of makeshift gloves her child-abusing mother made her wear. Her hightop's are soaked, and she collapses onto the mudroom floor, as if she has just run a marathon in the snow. Thing 2: I'm done. It's, like, way too cold. Yep. That's it. 9 minutes of respite for over an hour of hellish preparation. Thing 1: (coming out of the bathroom) What are you doing? Thing 2: I'm done. It's, like, colder than the arctic out there. Thing 1: Yeah. I don't have any snow pants anyway.

Senor Patron-Vital Fluid for Snow Days

Dear WTMs, It is day 3 of the ice and snow storm. It is day 3 of my children and I being here at home, as the storm rages outside. My husband is a winter loving, snow happy guy. Loves snow, loves the cold and he is as excited as the kids for a snow day. I know I should treasure these moments, I really do, because the kids are growing up fast. This being said, I am on my last nerve. My house has coats, gloves, wet stuff everywhere and I have spent the daylight hours today trying to do work via home computer while yelling at the girls, their friends to pick up their stuff, scrub hot chocolate off the antique wood table and get the dog out of the make shift diaper they made from my pink pashmina. Swear to God--my beautiful pink pashmina is now a dog diaper due to my 1:00 conference call. They KNOW when I can't yell at them and make full use of this opportunity. My husband came home dejected today, asking how the "snow day" was. I am sure he imagined me and the kids, having fun in the beautiful snow. I didn't have the heart to tell him my younger daughter got in trouble for making a "pretend spa" set up with my only good mixing bowls and some wonderful prescription only creams. I couldn't tell him that my older daughter didn't make a spa but spent a great deal of time in her room today, due to some MAJOR pre-teen attitude. I sure as hell didn't tell him about the pink pashmina and the dog diaper. This evening, the roads are clear enough tonight for me to escape to my friend's house with my Senor Patron. I am taking BEST IN SHOW and Senor Patron over for a much needed break. I have US and PEOPLE. My husband is making cookies with the kids while I slink over to my friends to drink the snow day away. Sweet dreams, WTMs.

The Consumerist

I am stalking a new blog. I'm sure everyone but me has been reading it for ages but I just found THE CONSUMERIST. This blog gives consumers all kinds of tips on how to save money and is a watchdog for consumers. This blog blasts products and companies that try to mess with the average consumer. Consumer Reports, a fine organization has done this for years. The Consumerist is kind of like Consumer Reports but with a hard ass attitude and a few shots of tequila. The writers call it like they see it---and they are BRUTAL. Dig if you will, a few of the recent headlines:

• Receipt Checking is for Pussies
• Why You Bought the RAZR and Why It Sucks Ass
• Wii Breaks More TV's Than Elvis

Okay----so you might not want to recommend it to your elderly neighbor but I just think this is a great blog to stalk regularly.

I'm sure ranting about The Consumerist makes you think I am pulling an "Eddie Haskell" blogging brown-nose but I swear that I truly love this blog and if I could I would marry it.

I think dumb organizations like the VOLKSWAGEN CREDIT group should have to spend 15 minutes in a room with the people over at The Consumerist. The Volkswagen folks would be crying like the sissies that they ARE. See article here about the scam Volkswagen tried to pull in the name of "Holiday Best Wishes"

I'm so fired up about this blog because I love to see tools and information that gives back power to the people---all the people---that isn't spun or filtered. I thought that my white trash sisters and brothers would appreciate this awesome blog.

The+Consumerist, Volkswagen, blogs

Looking for Inspiration...

Hello, WTM's. I seem to have been uninspired of late. Unlike our illustrious queen, who has graced us with a plethora of posts to keep us pondering our WT existence... :) So, I figure I'll turn to you, my WT sisters. What's new in your worlds? I'm feeling a little ver-clempt. Tawk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a taw-pic: Thanksgiving with the family: Warm fuzzies or cold and clammy? Fond memories or can't wait to lay a scratch out of the driveway of Aunt Bessie's? Martha Stewart or Roseann Barr? June Cleaver or Mommie Dearest? Football or Planes, Trains and Automobiles (one of my personal all-time fav's...)? Dry or moist? You get the picture. Let's hear it, sisters! Tell us all about your Turkey Day! P.S. Thought I'd share a pic of our jack-o-lanterns, too. Yes, I know I'm a little late, but that's part of what being WT is all about. And yes, that is a cyclops. Also, do note the lovely garden hose off to the side. Moved out of the road just for the pic...OK, send me your stories, ladies!

Celebs give White Trash a Bad Name

I've been helping out over at Celebitchy so I am keeping up to date with all of the trashy celebrity news. I am white trash but some of the recent celebrity antics are giving "WT" a bad name. There needs to be a new word in the dictionary to describe some of the trashy celeb moms, as white trash is way too classy. Exhibit A Britney "I'm a Complete Dumbass" Spears & Her BFF Paris Hilton Brit and Paris are getting party pics all over the place so that K-Fed has plenty of ammo for the custody battle! If you click on today's title, you can see what I am talking about. Exhibit B Pamela Anderson's Shocking Break Up with "Kid Rock" Pammy, you are a mama for God's sake. Kids can't have too many "Uncle Daddy" types around without it screwing them up in a MAJOR way. When you marry a dude that calls himself "Kid" why are you surprised that he's not hubby material? Exhibit C Maddonna's Better Than Death Time magazine recently had a great motherhood quote from Madonna, regarding her adoption of the little Malawian boy: "Even if I'm the worst mother in the world, I'm better than DEATH!" White Trash Moms we need a new word. There is a PRIZE for the WTM (or Dad) that comes up with the new word. It's a very valuable prize (worth $3) but you will get credit for creating the word in the WTM Hall of Fame. Put on your thinking caps, grap another cup of coffee and give me the new word to describe these moms! Britney+Spears Celebitchy Maddonna Celebrities

HBO "Thin" -Real Life is More Painful

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I saw some pals from college. One of my friends lives far away and I get to see her about once a year. My friend had bulimia in college----and still fights that battle, twenty years later. Call me shallow but when I was in college, it was not that big of a deal to be anorexic or bulimic. Nearly everyone I knew was on diet, a lot of people had done the "scarf and barf" method of weight loss prior. WT Campers---I am not saying it was right, I am just telling you the way it WAS. At the sorority ( "Delta Delta Delta-Can I Help You Help You Help You") the bathroom by our chapter room was for "Scarf and Barf". It was widely known and accepted that the chapter room restroom was pretty much just for the sisters that barfed up their food. Insert dorm or sorority---it was pretty common everywhere. There is a point here. The point is that the weight/thin issue has been on my mind a lot lately.

• I have an almost 13-year-old girl who is not "concentration camp" thin----and I have trouble finding her clothes!
• I have an 8 year old that can wear a size SMALL---for Women's t-shirts!

The documentary that is on HBO has brought a lot of this to the forefront and gotten people talking. But when I saw my friend from college...I just have to tell you that it just HURTS ME TO SEE HER STRUGGLE WITH IT STILL. My friend is accomplished. She has a beautiful family. She is a wonderful giving person. If she could only see herself how others see her...she would realize that she's beautiful inside and out. I know she is still struggling with bulimia (even though she tells me she's fine, tells others she is "over it") I can tell BY HER TEETH. Her teeth are discolored and it is one of the telling signs of someone that is throwing up alot. I know that her obsession and illness is going to take her from this world earlier than she should go. Throwing up on a consistent basis is not healthy and this will do her body harm in ways that have not shown up yet. You can't do that kind of damage to the body without harm. I know this is a rant but I am just so sad. I wish things were different. I wish something could be done so that so many women did not feel the pressure to be perfect, thin. Does anyone have any ideas, thoughts, opinions? Help me try to come up with some positive ways to combat this trend. I can't just sit and watch anymore.

HBO+Thin Bulimia Weight+Issues THIN+Documentary

CNN Newsflash-Celebrities are Too Thin!

Ground breaking news, WT campers. Are you ready for this? CNN had a special report last night on: Too Thin Celebrities (and How Celebs Have Extra Help Losing Baby Weight). Newsflash from WTM to CNN: No shit! Thank you CNN for pointing out THE OBVIOUS. We've been shouting this at the top of our lungs for about 10 YEARS! What were the first clues? Most celebrities are a size ZERO while the average American woman is a size 12 to 14? Most popular celebs look like concentration camp victims? A 48 pound girl can wear a women's size SMALL? I guess I should be happy that CNN is even covering this issue. But I'm still pissed. Anyone?

THIN HBO+Thin Weight Thin+Celebrities

Only a Friend Would Dress Your Kid Like a Hooker

Only a best friend would dress up your child like a hooker. We spent part of the weekend with some of my best friends-----I've known these friends since I was 5. I am now 43. Do the math and you'll come up with years of dysfunction, fun and laughter. One of these BF's is Godmother to my youngest daughter. These two women and their families are considered family by my kids and it was great to see them. There is only one drawback. My friends have no young girls. One BF has a college age daughter. The other BF has a son in 4th grade. Therefore, it is way fun for them to play dress up with "Miss Minnesota", my 8 year old daughter. Miss Minnesota is now the proud owner of a pair of black high heels with a "peek a boo" toe. She wears them 24/7. She tried to wear them yesterday to 5 o'clock mass. I was so proud. Did any of you experience family fun like this? Spill it sisters.

Pug Bowling

Pug Bowling is a great time waster! I am a pug owner and pug addict. But this video clip is toooooo funny, even if you are not a pug addict. Go here to see PUG BOWLING. No pugs were harmed in the making of this clip. Watch entire thing----it's worth it. pug+bowling, pug, animals, dogs, funny, you tube

Martha Stewart Can't Handle the Truth!

Martha Stewart wants your Thanksgiving stories. According to the headlines on YAHOO.com, Martha Stewart is asking for people to tell her about their "biggest Thanksgiving disaster". I guess over 2,000 people have actually told Martha Stewart their tales of Thanksgiving woe. AS IF! White Trash Mom to Martha: The truth? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! Let's see...what is Martha's biggest dinner nightmare? Ooo I know! She doesn't have matching cloth napkins for the dessert plates? OR...her assistant forgot to set a placecard for one of the 40 guests that she had over for a Thanksgivng day brunch? That's awful. The truth, Martha? You really want the truth? Take a stroll through some of these Hallmark Card Thanksgiving memories: Childhood WT Memories

• One of my relatives got so drunk before the meal that he feel asleep in his DINNER
• My parents got in a horrible fight so my siblings and I went to a movie on Thanksgiving

Adult WT Memories

• We ate nothing because I was supposed to be in labor...and the baby was late.
• Spent Thanksgiving in the ER in Wichita Kansas. My toddler threw up so much while we were visiting family that we had to take her to the emergency room. Just outside the ER, there was a DRIVE BY SHOOTING. It was a really special and heartfelt holiday.

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Thankful K-Mart is Open Thanksgiving Day

We can all be thankful on Thanksgiving Day that K-Mart is open. The pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock seeking freedom from religious persecution so that K-Mart could be open on Thanksgiving Day. I don't know about you but to ME it's crucial to take the K-Mart workers away from their families so that I can buy some Martha Stewart towels on Thanksgiving morning or buy some Tide® on sale. Call me old fashioned, call me white trash but I think the world could go on if K-Mart was closed for Thanksgiving. K-Mart is very important, I know, but I think we could do without all the stuff that K-Mart provides...for one day. Don't you? After all, the pilgrims didn't have a K-Mart and they were fine. Talk to me, my WT bloggers!

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White Trash Mom Writes for Celebitchy

Dear WTMs, White Trash Mom is now a contributing writer for the celebrity blog CELEBITCHY. I am honored to be able to bring my white trash point-of-view to CELEBITCHY. Trashy celebrities are always making the news, giving me tons to write about. This just proves what all of us have known from the start---White Trash is cool.

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Regiftable.com-Web Site for Regifting

Dear WTMs, Regifting. You know you've done it. The George Foreman grill from Uncle Eddy you gave to your neighbor's daughter for a wedding gift, the cheesey biography book, the rum raisin poundcake...all regifts. Regifters...there is now a website for you. Regiftable.com. I guess the regifting syndrome is coming out of the closet. Rejoice my WT regifters! Go forth to your new favorite website.

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Thanksgiving Twinkie Kebob

Are you, like Tacky Princess, knocking your head against the wall, trying to make the traditional pie for Thanksgiving dessert? Just serve up some TWINKIE KEBOBS and see your elderly Aunt Essie have a total cow! Add a little zip to your Thanksgiving din din, using one of the staples of white trash cooking, the Hostess Twinkie. Twinkie Kebobs Items Needed:

• Hostess Twinkies, 1 for each serving
• Strawberries or other fruit
• Soft candies
• Stick/Kebob Thingys

1. Cut each Twinkie into four equal pieces. 2. Stick Twinkies, strawberries (or other fruit) and soft candies on kebob rods. Note to the severely cooking impaired: Stick the kebob stick through the Twinkie, not the cream filling. FYI. thanksgiving whitetrashmom twinkie+dessert

White Trash Puffballs

White Trash Puffballs-More WT Thanksgiving Ideas! Make your doublewide a welcoming place for the family. Serve up some WT puffballs. WT Mom takes care of you, doesn't she?

1	package hormel sliced pepperoni (or any brand)
1	package cream cheese
2	packages Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Roll

1. Take out the crescent rolls, and seperate into the individual triangles.
2. Flatten each triangle and slice it so that it becomes three small triangles.
3. Dice or chop your pepperoni into tiny, tiny pieces.
4. Mix the pepperoni into the cream cheese, stir very well so all of the pepperoni pieces are mixed into the cream cheese.
5. Take a little spoonful of your cream cheese/pepperoni mixture and put it in the middle of one of your crescent rolls triangles.
6. Pinch up all of the sides around the filling.
7. Repeat and place them all on a cookie sheet.
8. Bake for the amount of time stated on the crescent rolls (usually 11 minutes at 350) Let cool for a few minutes before serving!

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Lindsay Lohan Doll with Hotub in SUV

Dear WTMs, Just a quick post this weekend, while I am putting off the hellish house cleaning for the holiday! Found this at Celebitchy. The Lindsay Lohan Doll---complete with her SUV that contains a hotub. Are we nearing the bottom? Tell me we are. See for youself by going to Celebitchy. According to celebitchy...pills and vomit are not included.

Like I Have Time For That...

PB's ideas for the kids before the Thanksgiving meals are a completely foreign idea to me. The idea that the person who is preparing a two-legged beast, mashy pote's, stuffing and pumpkin pie for 23 people to nosh on has even the slightest bit of EXTRA time on HER hands (c'mon, you and I BOTH know it's the women preparing these feasts...) is so funny that I forgot to play the laugh track. I spent nearly all of my day off yesterday baking 6 pies. I spent most of the rest of the day pondering how I would be handling preparing the remainder of the meal in addition to the dessert - THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF ANY MEAL, IN MY HUMBLE WTM OPINION. Fortunately, I am not the illustrious hostess - this year. My side of the family's celebration is THIS weekend... and while I am no Martha Stewart, I CAN cook AND bake, in spite of my WTM status (which, I obviously wear proudly). However, as I find myself with a miserable cold at the moment, I am moving at the pace of a 78 year old tortoise. It's not pretty. I complete a small task and then have to take a little break - or, worse yet, a nap. It's pretty pathetic. Any