Times are a changin’ here on this blog.

My kids are growing up. Sigh. I just have to face it.

My kids are growing up and so is my blog.

The issues the boys are facing in their lives at this juncture are, shall we say, of a more sensitive nature.

Puberty, my friends. Puberty and all of the joys that come with it. And by joys I mean attitude. And by attitude I mean full out tears and trauma.

Go ahead and laugh if you want. I understand. It is only the beginning.

As for this blog, I see a line being drawn in the sand in regards to the type of content I will be able to cover without mortifying my children and ruining their social lives forever. I’m trying very hard to keep these posts contained. (I can’t tell you the number of times I have begun the post about pubic hair and shower irregularities. So. Hard. Not. To. Write. And what about the whole “how babies are made” topic? OMG.) I really don’t want to devastate them but oh how funny things are right now!  If I ever needed moral support from other mothers, this is the time. I feel like someone duct taped my mouth (fingers) shut.  Arrgghhhhh!!!

So bear with me as I find my way through blogging with pre-teen boys. And please, if you have some advice – I NEED IT!

As an aside, Hip As I Wanna Be was featured in a new Maryland Family Magazine article about mom bloggers – “The Best Friend You’ve Never Met.” You should go read the article and get acquainted with some other fantastic area bloggers!

Is Teri Hatcher becoming a mommy blogger?

Possibly.

Teri Hatcher, known to the masses as one of the stars of Desperate Housewives, will soon be launching her very own lifestyle site called Get Hatched. (Cute name!) She isn’t fooling around either, it is being produced by DisneyFamily.com.

According to the Hollywood Reporter:

Teri Hatcher has teamed with Disney to launch a Web site for chicks. The “Desperate Housewives” star has a tease of her GetHatched.com site set to begin Monday, but it launches in earnest in the spring. Nicknamed “a chick’s guide to life,” the site is produced by Disney Family.com, with creative and editorial insight from Hatcher and a small team of contributors.

“I have a compelling passion to be a woman with other women,” Hatcher said. “We’re the caregivers, the teachers, the lovers.”

“I’m just open and talk about anything, usually with humor, because that’s what gets me through the day,” she added. “I don’t self-edit.”

Celebrity guests are expected to weigh in as well, though she said her “Housewives” colleagues don’t even know about the project.

“This isn’t the Teri Hatcher reality series,” she said. “I’m not afraid to talk about what worked for me and what hasn’t.” Like the time she rushed out of the house, her hair looking a wreck, to pick up a few groceries and was met by paparazzi. An unflattering photo in magazines and on the Internet was the result. “I should have taken an extra 30 seconds to show I have style,” she said.

Will she be the next Dooce? I doubt it.  Because, well, who is? But I am certainly intrigued!  Looking forward to reading Get Hatched and hoping that she will be tapping into some real life moms as contributors, not just those involved in the world of celebrities and celebrity-making.  BTW – Terri, if you want a normal (read: plane old middle class) working mom’s perspective on life, give me a call!