Redbook

When one of her former college professors recently invited Stacey Greenberg, 34, and her husband to a party — and suggested they bring their two young children along — Greenberg hesitated. "Her house is filled with artifacts," says the Memphis mother. "But we brought our kids, and it was a comedy of errors." Greenberg's 1-year-old kept running up and down the stairs. Her 3-year-old dropped a folk-art bird. "It broke into a million pieces," Greenberg recalls. "The whole thing was so stressful, we just left. I felt like I had failed."

So yeah, I got interviewed for a Redbook article awhile back and now it's out. Believe me, my version of the story is much more interesting than the author lets on.

(Also a special shout out to Cathy and her restaurant survival pack!)