The Dolly Mama Diaries

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Overthinking Everything

I can replay a conversation, reconsider a decision, and examine something from seventeen different angles. By angle eighteen, I’m tired, confused, and no closer to an answer. Maybe we don’t need a ...

Pink-haired Dolly Mama holding a feather duster beside signs reading “I feel like I should clean the house…” and “So I am going to play with crafts until the feeling passes.”

Relaxing Shouldn’t Be This Much Work

Why is relaxing without guilt so much work? Before I can read a book or pick up a paintbrush, Judge Joey demands evidence that I’ve earned it. Apparently, happiness needs a permission slip.

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I’m My Very Own Test Dummy

I’ve been called stubborn since birth. Sometimes that leads to a shaved head and a pink bow. Other times, it leads to the Dolly Mamas.

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.

 “Illustrated Dolly Mama holding a sign that reads, ‘That’s a horrible idea. What time?’”

I’m My Very Own Test Dummy

I’ve been called stubborn since birth. Sometimes that leads to a shaved head and a pink bow. Other times, it leads to the Dolly Mamas.

Funny midlife humor illustration – the three letters that made me panic – Dolly Mama

The Three Letters That Made Me Panic

My brother texted me "Mom has, IMO…" and I did what any responsible sixty-something would do. I panicked. Then looked it up. According to Dr. Google, IMO stands for Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth...

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I Built a Website. Send Help.

I decided to build a website with the same brain that forgets why I walked into a room. Here’s how that went.

Funny ADHD women illustration – Dolly Mamas and the squirrels – Dolly Mama

Dolly Mamas and the Squirrels

Squirrelly brain...

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Is Crazy Contagious?

Embracing boundaries with crazy.

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Queen Mother

Surviving motherhood

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I am woman, I am amazing, I am tired!

I have literally lost my last brain cell.