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Chris Stanton's avatar

The well-funded startup vs. the dusty old vacuum repair shop is the funniest fucking paragraph I’ve read in a very long time. I’m still laughing.

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Kathryn Barbash, PsyD's avatar

Seriously one of the most beautiful lines ever.

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

hahahhaha the whole thing is truly beautiful, isn't it?

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Good Humor by CK Steefel's avatar

What a great way to bond! Who has the best nose hair clipper? There could be some great competitions between you two. Hehe. So funny. 😂

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

Oh wow you're right! I better start researching nose clippers now!

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Wendy Varley's avatar

Good point, Shelly! I was 41 when I had my son, so menopause and puberty collided for us, too. Poor lad!

Made me chuckle, thank you.

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

Thank you for reading, Wendy! If you have any best practices, please share!

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Wendy Varley's avatar

He’s 23 now and we get on well. I was open with him about menopause. We share a sense of humour (sounds like you and your son do too!). And I’ve always tried to be straightforward and be a willing listener as well as a talker, no subject off limits.

Menopause-wise, HRT helped massively.

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Southside Dublin Mom's avatar

That's actually really cute. I'm going to do the same.

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Lisa Hides's avatar

So relatable it hurts. Everything hurts.

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

Oh yes, everything hurting is also something to bond over!!!

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Lee Bacon's avatar

Bart is my hero.

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

Sigh...Yes, he should be. Unsung hero. I told him you said this and noticed he immediate got a little pep in his step. I hope it doesn't go to head now.

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Renee Fountain's avatar

Ugh. Don’t get me started. Since this is a family show I’ll refrain from the comments I wanted to make. It was something about Kegels and ping pong balls.

Anyway, back to your coffee comment. It’s always a fun surprise when you pick up the coffee and either the thumb spasms for no reason or the wrist shoots a pain to your forehead allowing you to pour hot coffee on yourself, the table, the dog… 😩

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

In THIS family you are free to talk about Kegel's and ping pong balls! 🤣🤣🤣 Okay, the wrist pains happen to you too?? What IS that????

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Renee Fountain's avatar

We'll leave the ping pong balls for when we start a live Zoom group -- we can call it the HOT FLASH MOB.

I like to think of the pain as a warning that no matter how young you feel -- DON'T DO A CARTWHEEL... my girlfriend Sara didn't heed the warning and broke her wrist in a moment of youthful nostalgia.

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MnMMom1179's avatar

“Where are the tweezers?!” is yelled across the house at least weekly 😂 My 15yo and I are making it through together… sometimes in grumpy silence, always with a hug (or playful shove … because hugs aren’t always cool anymore) at the end of the day ♥️

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

Honestly that sounds amazing! True bonding!

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Amanda Jaffe's avatar

A plethora of great lines, Shelly!

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

Awwwww thank you for using the word “plethora!”

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Amanda Jaffe's avatar

I aim to pleathe!

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

🤣🤣🤣

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Kathryn Barbash, PsyD's avatar

I am not here yet but will be eventually. So much bonding to look forward to.

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

Got to find the positives where you can!

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Sara's avatar

I didn’t think my house could stink any more. There’s always something worse to look forward to, isn’t there?

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

yes. there most definitely is!

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Leslie Senevey's avatar

So much truth. 😂

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

And I think so much more truth to come! There will probably be a part 2 and 46.

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Henny Hiemenz's avatar

This is outstanding, the Dutch oven line was f’ing hilarious!!

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

Okay thank you for appreciating that! I think I might commission some nice art and put that on a poster for my son.

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Henny Hiemenz's avatar

Ha!

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Ofifoto's avatar

Ah, Mother Nature's such a sweetheart, isn't she?!

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Shelly Mazzanoble's avatar

Just really coming at us with both barrels blazing!

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Southside Dublin Mom's avatar

As a midlife mom who had kids late, I'm often wearing an incontinence diaper at the same time as my youngest child.

Now that's a bond, a urine soaked one, but a bond non-the-less.

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