OK, OK. Judge.

Try as I might, I can't get upset about yesterday's post, or even the comments that followed it, in which people called me everything from a lazy parent to obnoxious. One lovely reader even compared allowing my son to run in a restaurant to letting him play in a moving minivan without a carseat.

I know most of you would have done things differently. I know some of you disapproved.

I also know I'm a pretty good mom who had a bad day. I'm not going to do everything by the book, 100% of the time. It's simply not possible.

And my experience made me realize that all of us have days like mine, whether we like to admit it or not. The mother who won't let her child run (toddle, really!) to the back (five tables back!) of a (very small!) restaurant (which was about to close!) probably does something else with her kids that would make me livid if I witnessed it.

As a result of what happened, I'm going to try to cut other moms a little more slack. I probably won't be very successful. After all, Punky's starting kindergarten in the fall and there will be lots and LOTS of new parents to judge meet.

But Sunday? It was definitely a parenting low. And I can forgive myself for it, even if some of you can't. I can learn from what happened. I can even laugh about it. And I can also laugh (and simultaneously cringe) at the fact that for one shining moment in time I WAS That Mother.

There will come a time when I will probably be That Mother again. And so will you. And you. And you over there. And yes, Mrs. MykidsareperfectandwouldNEVERmisbehavelikethat. Even YOU.

So deep breaths, everyone! Let's move on to lighter topics!

LIKE FAKE TOENAILS.

I do things with fake toenails in this week's Beauty, Uncensored column that will make you GASP WITH SHOCK.

I also let you in on how to get a perfect French manicure that will last days, cost about six dollars, and take just five minutes to complete.

Check it out. Seriously. This one's absolutely worth your while.