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May Contest Image
Try your hand at coming up with a winning caption!
Happy Mothers Day!
I feel so bad for all of you out there today trying to convince your mom that she is “the world’s best” or the “#1 Mom” – it’s going to be an uphill struggle for you this Mother’s Day because MY mother is in fact the World’s Awesomest Most #1 Mom That There Is. That’s right – my mom is Anne Taintor and I am thrilled to be a guest blogger on her website today!
You might think that Anne Taintor is some kind of vacuum-abhorring, kitchen-allergic modern woman and while that may be true, what she “lacks” in domesticity she more than makes up for with love, affection, support, inspiration and humor. A woman who can laugh at 50’s-era misogyny can laugh at just about anything, let me tell you.
Although Anne Taintor did in fact put dinner on the table every night during my childhood I figured out very young that if I wanted any homemade pies and cakes I would have to learn to bake – which I did! Baking is still my lifelong passion and I thank my mom for inspiring me to learn. I am actually the secret-writer of “say it with carbohydrates” (available on this delicious, er, handy shopping bag). The glee on that woman’s face as she proudly lifts that cake only begins to approach my level of obsession with all things baked.
But one of the things I am most grateful to my mom for is not forcing me to bake my own treats, but inspiring me with her hard work and commitment to her business which she started at our kitchen table and grew into a worldwide cultural phenomenon. I grew up always knowing that I could be anything I wanted, that I could start my own business and succeed, that women were powerful, and that I could flawlessly combine motherhood with awesomeness. If there are better lessons for a young lady to learn at her mother’s knee I don’t know what they are.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank my mom for the best childhood ever and the best mothering ever. And Mom would like me to remind you that there is free shipping on her site through midnight tonight. And yes, I will be spending Mother’s Day in the kitchen today, because that’s where I really love to be. Happy Mother’s Day everyone!
she was one cocktail away from proving his mother right
About the captions
Anne Says: “I once had a mother-in-law who did not wholeheartedly approve of me. She tried to convince me to wear her clothes (A-line skirts with little embroidered tennis rackets, polo shirts) when we went to her country club for dinner. I didn’t score any points by demurring and wearing my own voluminous chintz skirts and translucent antique blouses. My sister-in-law informed me that her mother referred to me as “that gypsy.” I had my own private nickname for my mother-in-law.”
We know you will do the classy thing this Mother’s Day and encourage your mate to send his/her mom some flowers, and lovingly sign the card…but maybe you need to reward yourself for your restraint with one of these magnets, coaster sets, or cocktail napkins.
And remember that shipping is still free through Sunday May 13th in honor of our very favorite holiday!
April Caption Contest Winner
I had this picture tacked to my board for months, trying, trying, trying to come up with a caption for it. I was totally stumped
I never did come up with inspiration for a caption… but I came up with the next best thing… the idea to ask you to write the caption.
I thought at first that even you had failed; I read 445 caption submissions before I found one that made me laugh!
But #446, from Julie Potter, made me spit coffee all over the computer monitor.
I guess Julie made a lot of you giggle too, because she is the winner of the April caption contest. Congratulations, Julie!
because I’m the mother… that’s why
About the captions
Anne Says: “Didn’t we all say we’d never say this? And haven’t we all said it? Cliches are cliches for a reason.”
All mothers know the mystical power of this cliché and hope it never loses that power, because there are lots of questions we wouldn’t know how to answer any other way. Because it’s been a long day, honey, and because I have already answered your question twelve different ways, and because daddy isn’t home with the scotch yet: because I’m the mother… that’s why! We feature this caption on magnets, magnetic notepads and apple-pie flavored lip balms, all perfect gifts for the know-it-all moms in your life.
Also, you can check out all of our mother and mother-in-law captions and our Mother’s Day gift selections here. Shipping is free through Mother’s Day, May 13th!
April Caption Contest Finalists
April flowers seem to be bringing May showers here in Maine. Fortunately, your April captions brought May smiles.
Vote for your favorite by midnight Saturday, May 5th!
