Melissa Chapman and her brood of three live in the urban concrete jungle of NYC. When she’s not busy putting someone in a time-out, stepping on action figures, hand-feeding her dog/child or braiding hair, she’s trying to find indulgences that remind her of her prekid days when she felt sexy and no one ever called her ma’am! But above all else, she has taken a solemn vow to never under any circumstances succumb to slipping on a pair of mom jeans! She contributes to Time Out NY Kids and iVillage, writes a blog called “This mom wouldn’t be caught dead wearing mom jeans,” and a weekly column for the Staten Island Advance.