Basic Mom Week in Review - 10/11/15
/5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned
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5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned
Read More5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned
Read More5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned
Read More5 Things That Actually Happened in My Life This Week and the Lessons I Learned.
Read More5 Things That Actually Happened This Week and the Lessons I Learned.
Read MoreSo, I'm pretty obsessed with Taylor Swift these days (I know, so basic), but particularly with "Blank Space." Mind you, I relate not in the slightest to the lyrics or to the video. My man-eating days are behind me (okay, they never really existed). I'm not sure I've ever even been in a mansion. But, I did ride a horse once at fifth grade camp . . . Anyway, I decided to make a version of the song that other moms like me might be able to relate to. Like Miss Swift's video, it is intended as exaggeration and satire, and not reality.
Read MoreValerie Jackson is a basic mom, a tolerable wife, and a self-deprecating writer. She is attempting to raise two young monsters into nice young ladies in Michigan. She has a law degree that’s only current use is to win arguments with her husband.