My Kids Don’t Rebel Against Me, I Rebel Against Them!
12-year-old Clare looks at me as I’m getting ready to go to the gym. Clare: Shannon, you can’t wear those shorts. Me: I am not
Author: Shannon
If Corrupting My Child Is Wrong, I Don’t Wanna Be Right
We’re the parents who allowed our 12-year old daughter to watch two R-rated movies. Is it my imagination, or have our phones stopped ringing for
My Sexcapades at Cannes
It is our driver, Jean-Christophe, who has caught my eye. He’s an older man of twenty-three and alluringly poker-faced. His eyes are a cerulean blue, his hair a tangle of black curls one could twist one’s fingers into.
You Won’t Believe What Experts Learned About People Who Like Kinky Sex!
A new study by the Journal of Sexual Medicine surveyed 902 people who practice kinky sex. This means BDSM (Bondage, Discipline, Sadism and Masochism) Then
6 Essential Dating Tips for Dummies
6 Ways Dating is Like Hiking 1. First, you must be sure you have the right foot equipment for the climb. Are you going to
What Happened When I Forced my Daughter into the Ocean
Bad Parenting 101 The day was perfect for boogie boarding at the beach. The tubes were hollow; the pits weren’t dropping, there weren’t any bombs
How to Have a Threesome in Vietnam!
The room was dark and quiet and I could hear the familiar sound of sleeping bodies around me. But there was another noise as well. In the bunk above me. Oh God, please no. The wet fluid sound of movement.
5 Summer Camp Activities My Kids Hated
I did something that totally pissed my kids off. I sent them to summer sports camp so I could work and try to make money
5 Foods That Improve Sex Drive
Guess what? Food is NOT the enemy! That is, unless you’re consuming Twinkies, pork rinds and Funyons on a regular basis. But what a relief
10 Signs a Peri-Menopausal Woman Needs her Meds
ALERT! ALERT! ALL PERI-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN BEWARE: In case you were thinking of accidentally forgetting to renew your antidepressants, and weren’t concerned about missing a few
My Antidepressant Withdrawal in “Literary Quotes”
7 a.m. Without my antidepressants, I awake and think: “I am born.” — (Charles Dickens, David Copperfield) I feel fine and fresh and new. I
My Daughters They Would Never Speak to me Again (Funny)
Okay. This is funny even if you’re having period cramps. Don’t want to publish any spoilers, so all I can really write about this is:
Love Your Body Now: Healing from Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Healing from Hidradenitis Suppurativa & Body Image Issues Through Fine Art Nudes: (Stephanie) When I met Stephanie, a self-described Empath and Healer, in Boulder,
The Most Important “Sexy” Model Video Ever
Save The Children USA This brought tears to my eyes. Save The Children USA tried to make saving children “sexy.” Whatever it takes to get
Good Dads! Thanks for Your Hard Work!
Daddies. They’re so wonderful. First of all, they usually smell good. My dad wasn’t much of a cuddler when I was growing up. But sometimes
Husbands and Wives
Are Henry and I the next Grey Gardens? The latest in my Husbands and Wives Series. Lately, Henry’s been cooking mushy, formless, tasteless chicken. “Can
Risky Sex = Hot Sex!
Have you ever had sex in a shark tank? Well you should! A recent article on Health.com touted, “Getting Risky” as one of the best
How to Have Good Sex
Hint: Banish all Mice It was 10 o’clock p.m. on a Friday night. The kids were actually asleep. Theoretically, Henry and I could’ve been rocking
Fact: The Way We Eat Our Food Is The Way We Make Love
If you’ve been anywhere around this site or my social media networks you are probably incredibly sick of seeing my 1950s pin-ups. I’m posting them
Then He Told Me He Had a Mistress (When Cheating Becomes Love)
I am frequently mistaken for a priest. People confess things to me. I don’t ask them to tell me their secrets, but I must
8 Signs my Husband Needs Sex
It was time. I could tell it was time because Henry — who usually traverses the house with the stealth of a Native American tracking
Daughters are from Venus, Daddies are from Mars
The Father Daughter Relationship Daddies value quiet, calm, cool-headedness, solutions to problems and a frothy lager. Daughters value love, acceptance, patience and a safe place
How to Have Good Sex: 5 Benefits of Afternoon Delight
MY RACY ADVICE ABOUT HOW TO HAVE GOOD SEX! It might’ve been a week ago, but I suspect it’s longer. It’s definitely happened since Valentine’s
7 Surprising Things My Mom Did!
Mother Daughter Relationships: I was raised in the 70s; era of the skyrocketing divorce rate (key parties?) and the afternoon martini cart (reference any Bewitched
A Night at The Shining Hotel
All I really seem to crave right now is some warm milk and a Thai caning. Neither of which I am capable of purloining in The Peery Hotel aka The Overlook Hotel in The Shining. I may not survive the night.
