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Melissa Chapman

Melissa Chapman blogs about her marriage and everything in between at marriedmysugardaddy.com. After writing her Staten Island Advance  Kids in the City column for four and half years she also currently helms www.thestatenislandfamily.com where she provides parents with the scoop on great activities and musings on parenthood.

 

 

Q:  How many children do you have?

A:  Two kids, a 6yr old son and a 10 yr old daughter

 

Q:  Where do you live? (were you born there or how did you end up there?)

A:  Staten Island, NY--I grew up in Brooklyn, spent college living in Manhattan, and then when I met my husband we decided to move to the most suburban of all the NYC boroughs-- Staten Island.

 

Q: What’s your astrological sign?

A:  Virgo.

 

Q: If your life was made into a Lifetime Movie, what would it be called?

A:  "Little Jewish girl lost"

 

Q: What is one of your favorite quotes?

A:  "Never make someone a priority if they consider you an option."

 

Q: What TV or movie character are you most like?

A: Carrie from the King of Queens.

 

Q: If you could have dinner with three famous people (dead or alive), who would you invite?

A: Joan Didion, Kathy Griffin and Miriam the sister of Moses.

 

Q: What makes you feel sexy?

A: Reading a card my husband has written to me.

 

Q: What’s your most memorable ballsy moment?

A: Writing an article that I knew would not be popular but was one I needed to write-- whic hset the precedent for so many other posts I've written.

 

Q: If your life was a Lifetime Movie it would be called…

A: "Overcoming her Jewish Mother's guilt trip- the Melissa Chapman Story"

Recent Posts from Melissa Chapman

My Kid Was Being Bullied, So I Did What I Had To

Posted 07/24/2012 - 11:59pm

Growing up I had very definite ideas about what I would and wouldn't do once I became "THE PARENT". I vowed I would let my kids... Read More »

3 Signs It's Time To Seek Marriage Counseling

Posted 07/23/2012 - 12:51am

When I initially wrote the article Why Can’t I stop fighting in front of my children for the Washington Post several years ag... Read More »

Yahoo Appoints A Pregnant CEO And I Am Ferklempt...

Posted 07/18/2012 - 11:59pm

Let me just say this- kudos to you Yahoo for appointing the right person for the position. For taking a chance and likely knowin... Read More »

3 Tips To Survive Potty Training, Excluding Gluing Your Kid's Hands To The Wall

Posted 07/18/2012 - 1:02am

Just the simple utterance of toddler rites of passage like potty training can, in many cases, strike fear in the hearts of paren... Read More »

3 Things Husbands Will NEVER Understand About Their Wives

Posted 07/15/2012 - 11:00pm

When you really think about this thing called marriage and the fact that all of a sudden you are supposed to become enmeshed in... Read More »