Jon&KatePlus8 GET IT TOGETHER

So, I watched my first ever Jon&KateEtc... show today - and then I watched another... and another... I have to agree with the fan(atics) out there that it is rather addicting. Sis, I'm sorry to say, I hated it so much, I couldn't tear my eyes away. Seriously, I've been hearing about the big Jon & Kate drama... splitting up, cheating, blah blah blah. I will probably have to turn in my "Women Rule the World" club card, but I'm on Jon's side... his wife is a B***** with a capital B!!! Like in CRAZY B****. Sisters, Moms, Goddesses out there, learn from her mistakes: it is not ALWAYS about us (though if wishing made it so...) and NOBODY likes to be nagged at day in and day out (even if they NEED it or REALLY deserve it...) She SCREAMED at him in the middle of a toy store - I would have screamed back or slapped her.

Sisters, please don't treat your husbands the way she does (and sometimes we ALL do...) I will have my brother's backs on this one (and I know you'll have Wayne's). We may be morally and mentally superior to our male counterparts, but they are lovely in their own way... respect the parts of them that made us love them in the first place (especially when those are the very things that drive us crazy now that we are old married couples)

The Henry Girls and the Men Lucky Enough to Get 'Em

This blog is dedicated to the men who love us despite our few, charming imperfections (and to Tara's future someone who is definitely out there, sister.) The following is an excerpt from a great "memoir" I just finished reading that I think fits, at times, each of us girls and what the men in our lives at one time or another should be aware of (sorry, Dad, Wayne, Ryan, Joey... disclosure of these truths could have been more timely, but in the words of my lovely younger sister, Patricia, "Oh Well...").

The Other Ten Commandments

1. I loathe cooking. Therefore anytime I am forced into meal preparation, expect it to be done as loudly, profanely, and grudgingly as possible. (Angry: It’s what’s for dinner.)


2. I hate holding anything heavier than my purse. If I have something in my hands, I will attempt to trick you into carrying it for me.


3. I am not a great listener, although I might appear to be. Sure, I may be nodding and saying, “Mmm hmm,” but usually I am just trying to think of a way to steer the conversation back to being about me.


4. It is always about me.


5. I complain. A lot. Be particularly cautious if I am hungry, hot, or tired. May God have mercy on your soul if I am all three.


6. I am fashionably late for social obligations. The only exception is when I brunch with the girls. You must chauffeur me to the restaurant and I will shriek at you the entire time for dawdling, also known as obeying traffic signals. If it means getting me there on time, you will be expected to drive on the sidewalk.


7. Speaking of friends, many of them are cuter and thinner than me. You are not allowed to notice this.


8. There will be occassions when you breathe too loudly for my liking. Ditto on chewing.


9. All men’s socks look the same to me. If you care about wearing a matching set, please double check them yourself before crossing your legs at a business meeting.


10. I enjoy rearranging furniture. You need to enjoy moving bookcases.

-excerpt from Bitter is the New Black (or Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Line) by Jen Lancaster