The Dolly Mama Diaries

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beachDolly Mama illustration of a stylish woman in a sun hat holding a cocktail with speech bubbles reading "I can HEAR the ocean. It's telling me to find a sandBAR."

Can I Please Finish Summer First?

I just got back from my first beach trip of the summer — and I'm already being ambushed by pumpkins. It's August. Can we please finish summer before we start feeling guilty about Halloween?

aging gracefullyDolly Mama illustration – 'I'm finally comfortable in my own skin. Too bad it's not where I left it.

I Almost Deleted Myself

I almost deleted an email — and almost deleted myself. A funny, honest story about aging, Curious Mondo, and the three words that stopped me cold: "She kept her voice."

aging gracefullyDolly Mama illustration — "If we get caught… you're deaf and I don't speak English."

The Funny Side of Getting Older: A Dolly Mama Story

My filter isn't broken — it's clogged. A story about inherited humor, a stolen parking spot at Bloomingdale's, and why saying exactly what you think might just be the best perk of getting older.

The Dolly Mama Diaries

A weekly dose of Dolly Mama humor about getting older, friendship, readers, chin hairs, and all the ridiculous things life throws at us. Because laughing is cheaper than therapy.

Dolly Mama illustration of a stylish woman in a sun hat holding a cocktail with speech bubbles reading "I can HEAR the ocean. It's telling me to find a sandBAR."

Can I Please Finish Summer First?

I just got back from my first beach trip of the summer — and I'm already being ambushed by pumpkins. It's August. Can we please finish summer before we start feeling guilty about Halloween?