Blurbs from the Burbs by Chickysara

It’s late Sunday morning and I’m working and watching Sex and the City the movie. This is not the first time I’ve seen the flick. I hated it the first time and I hate it more every time I see it again. And I hate myself for watching it over and over again. But for some reason I just can’t help it. I think it’s because I keep hoping it won’t be so ridiculously stupid time after time, that somehow, it will all make sense. But no, each time it’s the same. Carrie is finally marrying “Big,” the guy who’s been screwing with her for the past ten years—the man who led her on before marrying a Calvin Klein model half his age only to cheat on her with Carrie. You would think Carrie might consider that he just might put her skinny ass in the same boat should she choose to follow the same path, but apparently this does not cross her mind. Good thing he finally decides to leave New York before he can screw up her life further—of course he doesn’t let her know he's leaving the state (with her i...

It’s been years since I’ve been in high school but some things never change. Since becoming a mother and a school yard regular I’m finding that in-crowds and playground cliques are still very much au courant—and I’m not talking about the kids—I’m talking about the Moms that hang out at the school. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Pom Poms & Prom Moms The mom who used to be the perky cheerleader in high school? She’s the bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed extrovert with the entourage of other bubbly moms who never show up at school without full hair and make-up—no matter how early it is. They do everything together—vacations in Tahoe, nights out at wine bars, regular pool parties and play-dates (with and without the kids), and nobody else can play. Their husbands, usually ex-nerds that they wouldn’t have looked twice at in high school and who are now mid-to-upper level managers in various high tech companies, or ex-jocks who are now construction workers, are all best p...

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