They’re sexy, secretive (actually, full on liars), alcoholics, selfish, great dressers and plain old Classy folks.

Mad Men.

And it’s recently come to my attention how much their style really resonates with me.  Here are some of the ways that they have enlightened my life and influenced the way I think about raising kids.

On Pregnancy:

1. Drinking helps ease the anxiety of life that goes on while pregnant.

2. So does smoking.

3. Melba toast is a good way to fill you up without filling you out.

4. You can still have an affair when you are pregnant (or at least begin to think about one).

5. Your husband can still have an affair when you are pregnant.

6. When you eventually go into labor, husbands get to drink and wait and mothers-to-be get to be drugged up!  It’s a win-win!

7. Breastfeeding is for OTHER people.

On Parenting:

1. TV is a great way to occupy the children.

2. Occassionally, if you put in around 5 minutes of effort in meaningful talks, that will make a huge impact on your child’s upbringing.  The housekeeper can handle everything else.

3. Children are not bothered by cigarette smoke.  Especially at the morning breakfast table.

4. Children do not need seatbelts.

5. After having a baby, it is nice to go to Paris and leave that baby at home.

6. In general, don’t worry too much about the kids.  They pretty much raise themselves.

On Marriage:

1. Men work, women do not.

2. If women work, then they are not married.

3. When your wife passes out after too much drink, it’s nice to take off her fancy gown for her so she doesn’t wake up with crinoline marks plastered on her face.

4. If an envelope opener doesn’t work on a locked drawer, keep searching for a key.  It’s there somewhere.

5. Stock up on the booze.

6. Stock up on the pills.

7. Don’t ask too many questions.

8. And most importantly, remember….Happiness ain’t everything!

If you have trouble remembering all these important tips, these “Stuck In Mommy Hell Stickers” will come in handy as a quick reminder.

We have officially stopped work production in perhaps 132 different offices around the world.  Perhaps.  Unless some of our amazingly dedicated Facebook Fans check their status updates from home in their jammies.

We like to giveaway goodie bags from time to time on Facebook – it’s our Social Networking tool of choice - although a few years back we did dip our toe into MySpace but….we won’t talk about that.

Yesterday’s contest, as it were, went like this:  Ok, ready?  Win a Blue Q goodie bag – filled with all NEW Blue Q products – we’ll randomly pick 1 winner from all the comments to this question: which is the better TV obsession: Mad Men, Breaking Bad or Lost?

132 comments.  132 moments of stopped work production.

We happen to approve.  Thank you my friends.  We love you all.

Randomly picked winner turns out to be Nancy White.  She digs Mad Men.  Oh man, so do I.  But it was random – coulda gone any ole way.