In the spirit of honesty, I admit that this post is a blatant attempt to get votes for Gus in L.A.Magazine‘s cutest pet contest.
https://www.lamag.com/petfest/
ELBEE I would say desperate attempt.
Surprisingly, the oldest daughter, not the biggest fan of the Doods, texted me an article about the contest. I wondered if she was developing a soft spot for them.
ELBEE No. She bet a friend that her mother would be all over it.
When the daughters were growing up, I was more of a yelling from the sidelines kind of mom than a stage mom. Being an uncoordinated nerd who never played a sport, I loved cheering them on.
ELBEE She’s lucky she never got red carded at a soccer game.
When they were taking gymnastics, I got so carried away that I signed up for a class they were offering to delusional over-involved moms. To tell you how badly it went, I gave myself a black eye jumping off a mini-trampoline.
Technically I guess you could say that I first became a stage mom when I started 
bodybuilding. I brought the daughters to all the competitions, hoping they’d become my stage children and give me an extra push.
ELBEE Is she kidding? That’s a mom on stage not a stage mom. Those poor daughters.
It was only after the Doods came into my life that I became a true stage mom. I remember the exact day that it happened. I was walking with Charley, the gentle giant, my first therapy dog.
We passed a small crew that was filming random dogs and their owners for movie trailers. They asked if they could film me and Charley crossing the street. After thinking about it for two seconds I said “sure.” When we finished they gave me an envelope with fifty dollars. I still have it. Dog stage mom was born.
Among other things, Charley went on to do a featured cameo in I Love You Man, 
an appearance on Pit Bulls and Parolees, and an ad for Bedhead Pajamas. Somehow I even found him an agent.
I never got an agent for the others but have jumped at
every opportunity for them to be in magazines, the news or on TV. Stanley, at not even two, filmed a show to be aired on Animal Planet. When they have photo shoots at UCLA, I am totally stage mom, primping and preening them.
This week I realized I’d really gone to the dark side. I received a spam call saying that I was going to be served an arrest warrant the next day whatever that meant. The creepy recording added that if I wasn’t served then, I’d be served at the sheriff’s station with law enforcement and media present. My first thought was,” wonder if I can bring Gus and Stanley.”
VOTE FOR GUS EVERY DAY TO MAKE THIS STAGE MOM GO AWAY
https://www.lamag.com/petfest/
ELBEE I am actually embarrassed for her.
