Marianne Walsh held the original John Waters Hairspray close to her heart. But a couple of free tickets made her look again at the remake.
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Marianne Navickas Walsh has an impressive history of failure. She walked away from a coveted career in the insurance industry after 10 years, dropped out of DePaul Law School after 10 minutes, and is completely incapable of producing a single girl-child to tend to her in old age. She also swore to never ever move away from Lincoln Park or marry a southside Irish cop or fireman like the mothers and grandmothers before her.
Marianne is now the proud mother of three sons and the wife of a southside Irish fireman. She has learned that sometimes you're just too dumb to know what makes you happy. Marianne blogs regularly at We Band of Mothers (webandofmothers.blogspot.com) and curses with even greater frequency. Her material is written for the imperfect, the imprudent, and the impatient mothers who know that all this stuff is really very funny if you just give it a minute.
Hairspray, Happiness, and My Senior Prom
Posted Apr 25, 2012 10:36 AM
My Name is Marianne. And I Lie.
Posted Apr 18, 2012 11:15 AM
Marianne Walsh is really not struggling with her lack of honesty with her children.
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When it Rains, It Pours
Posted Apr 11, 2012 11:54 AM
Is April really the cruelest month? Marianne Walsh counts the ways,.
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Curdled Minivan
Posted Mar 28, 2012 11:47 AM
Marianne Walsh's car smells. And she is determined to figure out why.
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Laundry, Dishes and The Wall Street Journal
Posted Mar 21, 2012 11:03 AM
Marianne Walsh caught the attention of The Wall Street Journal. But for her, it's just one of those regular things.
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Parenting: A True Shock to the System
Posted Mar 14, 2012 11:27 AM
Marianne Walsh has surprised herself at how adept she is at the parts of parenthood she thought she would never do.
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Of babies and bathwater
Posted Mar 7, 2012 10:53 AM
Marianne Walsh just wants to take a shower. In peace. Without any intrusions or questions or crying/fighting kids. Is this too much to ask?
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Letting the kids experience life's disappointments
Posted Feb 29, 2012 10:38 AM
Marianne Walsh wants her kids to suffer. OK, maybe not suffer, but she thinks a little adversity never hurt anyone - and lack of adversity may be detrimental in the long run.
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Bracing Myself
Posted Feb 22, 2012 11:10 AM
Many things are unknown about what our kids will need as they grow up. But in the Walsh family, one thing is certain: braces
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A foolish consistency
Posted Feb 15, 2012 10:45 AM
The youngest children always get the crumbs, even when it comes to activities. Marianne Walsh is dealing with the guilt of a sedentary 4-year-old.
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