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RACHEL ROBERTS LAKES: REAL, DESPERATE TALES FROM A HOUSEWIFE OF APPALACHIA

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RACHEL ROBERTS LAKES: REAL, DESPERATE TALES FROM A HOUSEWIFE OF APPALACHIA

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RACHEL ROBERTS LAKES: REAL, DESPERATE TALES FROM A HOUSEWIFE OF APPALACHIA

Big Daddy's Day

Father's Day is this Sunday and is a holiday that I have only celebrated since my children were born. My parents divorced when I was a toddler and like many of us, I did not grow-up with a father in my life. I was, however, so lucky to have an amazing mother, grandparents, and aunts and uncles. ...

RACHEL ROBERTS LAKES: REAL, DESPERATE TALES FROM A HOUSEWIFE OF APPALACHIA

Ch-Ch Changes

David Bowie’s early 1970’s anthem about the passing of time is playing in my head quite a bit lately.   I recently celebrated my birthday which motivates me to examine the past year and my goals for the future. After a year of more downs than ups, which I have been somewhat...

RACHEL ROBERTS LAKES: REAL, DESPERATE TALES FROM A HOUSEWIFE OF APPALACHIA

Family Fun Day at Keeneland

Family Fun Day at Keeneland, Or Another Example of How My Life is Not Like the Lives of the TV Housewives Last Saturday my husband and I decided to cap-off   Spring Break week for the kids by taking them to Keeneland.   We thought this was an excellent idea for a family ...

RACHEL ROBERTS LAKES: REAL, DESPERATE TALES FROM A HOUSEWIFE OF APPALACHIA

Thank God for Teachers

I’m sure most of you have heard about the heart-wrenching and sickening news story about the Central Kentucky parents who are accused of prostituting their young teen-age daughters. This story is enough to make any half-way decent human being anguish over the horrible lives of these girls...

RACHEL ROBERTS LAKES: REAL, DESPERATE TALES FROM A HOUSEWIFE OF APPALACHIA

Friday Night in the M.C.

I am writing this on a sunny, Spring-like Friday evening in M.C. (Madison County, you know like O.C. is for Orange County, CA.) The kind of evening that when I was younger filled me with anticipation of what fun I might have that evening, what friends I might see, what quality conversations my husband...

RACHEL ROBERTS LAKES: REAL, DESPERATE TALES FROM A HOUSEWIFE OF APPALACHIA

Tiger Mom vs. Wildcat Mom

After hearing so much about the controversial “Chinese Mother” book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua, I downloaded it to my Kindle and prepared myself to read about her support of the effective and positive style of Chinese parenting and her criticism of the...

RACHEL ROBERTS LAKES: REAL, DESPERATE TALES FROM A HOUSEWIFE OF APPALACHIA

Middle School Mania

My 11-year-old daughter started Middle School this past fall and over the past months I have been experiencing a complete Mommy-meltdown. I'm not sure any of the "Real" housewives would ever experience this. They would probably just throw a $50,000 party and buy the 11-year old a completely...

RACHEL ROBERTS LAKES: REAL, DESPERATE TALES FROM A HOUSEWIFE OF APPALACHIA

Full Disclosure

In the interest of full disclosure regarding my blog title,  I should probably admit that I am not really desperate and not really a housewife.  However, as much as it embarrasses me to admit  - I love all the housewife tv shows - both the fiction and “reality” versions...