My Mother's Diaries

This is Where Deep Dive Due to popular TikTok demand, Clod shares the back stories behind her mini-memoirs. Watch closely, because we’ve added in some visual fun along the way! More Secrets:⁠⁠ www.mymothersdiaries.com⁠⁠ Shop: ⁠www.mymothersdiaries.com/mymotherscloset⁠ Listen: ⁠https://www.mymothersdiaries.com/mymotherspodcast Follow Us! Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/mymothersdiaries TikTok...

It’s Episode Eight and as only Clod can, she shares some hair-raising adventures. She confesses why she hid her shorn braid in the attic (and what she secretly did with it), why she wore pink sponge curlers for ten years, and why after one memorable haircut, she headed straight for a tetanus shot. Clod also shares parts of a hair-related story she actually submitted to Glamour magazine in the 80s....

In Episode Seven, Clod and I share tales where good intentions sometimes turn aggressive and moral dilemmas follow.  Who knew that being a Leo could get you out of a speeding ticket?  That driving well could get you accolades at a Dunkin’ drive through?  Or that an owl could could wreak so much havoc and hilarity at the same time?  We want to hear from you! Email us at mymothersdiaries@gmail.com w...

A 70s note left on the bathroom mirror sets the stage for some of what has gone awry in Clod’s life – and spilled over into mine. Clod shares wacky advice from her mother, her dermatologist, and even an upscale neighbor hosting a yard sale. We want to hear from you! Email us at mymothersdiaries@gmail.com with funny stories of your own or, even better, a reading from your diary. More Secrets:⁠⁠ www...

Clod once got so desperate for a makeover that she wrote to Oprah. This was no ordinary makeover request – Clod wanted Oprah to help overhaul her athletic abilities – and she tried mightily to convince the TV host that many other closet klutzes would identify with – and appreciate – a klutz makeover episode. After this, I almost give Clod a heart attack as I describe my amateur film debut and a pr...

Clod is an accident waiting to happen. Sometimes she’s an accidental liar; sometimes an accidental thief, an accidental bad mother, or even an accidental terrorist, the list goes on. In this episode, we discuss classic Clod moments of accidental chaos. And for those of you lucky enough to actually know my mother, a foreshadowing word of advice: If you want to avoid the Heimlich maneuver, don’t lin...

Before YELP, before Twitter, before the digital age, Clod sat down at her baby blue Corona electric typewriter and pounded out letters to companies whose products had failed her in some way. As if that’s not weird enough, she saved copies of these letters, as well as the responses (written by some poor intern, I’m sure). In this episode I cold-read Clod’s ridiculous letters and we dissect what in...

In Episode 2: Beauty Pageant Blooper, Clod and I chat about her bungled adventures as a contestant in a Miss America Preliminary Pageant. Although she’s never possessed much in the way of pageant queen attributes, fifty years ago, she said yes to this entertaining mess. More Secrets:⁠⁠ www.mymothersdiaries.com⁠⁠ Shop: ⁠www.mymothersdiaries.com/mymotherscloset⁠ Listen: ⁠https://www.mymothersdiaries...

This week we reminisce about misplaced bras and falsies, floral pantsuits, the joys of head lice, and the perils of recreational cannons. More Secrets: ⁠ www.mymothersdiaries.com⁠ Shop: www.mymothersdiaries.com/mymotherscloset Listen: https://www.mymothersdiaries.com/mymotherspodcast Follow Us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymothersdiaries/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mymothersdiaries...