Purple Pain
I pictured myself venturing out in public with a red and swollen face, so I waited until I had two days with nothing planned. Finally, the time was right. I pulled the cup of wax […]
Author: Ginger Claremohr
Syndicated columnist Ginger Claremohr is an author, motivational speaker, and mother of five. Her nationally award-winning column appears weekly in newspapers across the Midwest. She has also been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Not Your Mother’s Book on Sex, church newsletters, her high school newspaper, and most notably, the Barry Manilow fan club magazine.
25 Reasons You Should Marry a Waffle
Wednesday, August 24th is National Waffle Day! It also happens to be the day I would have celebrated my twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. After investing so many years in one failed relationship, I am fully evaluating […]
Love Me Tinder
For the first time since 1989, I’m playing the dating game. I haven’t really been in the mood to shave my legs, so I was in no hurry to jump back in after the divorce. […]
Midlife Letter to Santa
Dear Santa, Typically, my letters start with, “I have been a very good girl,” but this year, not so much. I’ve been wearing my skirts a little shorter, tipping the rum bottle a bit more, […]
Ode to Thanksgiving Dinner
If I don’t rupture something while trying to stuff one more piece of pie into my face, followed by a piece of turkey, followed by a tiny slice of cake, followed by a bite or […]
Adding Injury to Insult
Oh, for Pete’s sake! Another bra went missing. While packing for our trip, I made a last minute decision to toss my strapless model into the suitcase. Three times I rifled through my underwear drawer, […]
Would You Rather…?
Having a five-year-old boy, I am reminded of how much kids like gross stuff. I don’t know what it is about bodily functions, and disgusting activities that appeals to the younger set. Right now, we […]
No Panties Allowed
I recently saw this sign outside the Wal-mart dressing rooms. I’ll have to be more conscientious about following the rules next time. I wonder what the attendant woud say if I stripped out of my […]