If you’ve always suspected that organic foods were just a scam to get your money, there’s a little more evidence you just might be right. A new report from the Washington Post says that popular organic milk brand Horizon, beloved by many a bottle-chugging toddler, may not be living up to […]
By Angela Smith of RunLikeKale When my baby turned 6 months, I was so excited to begin giving him solid foods. Being the self-proclaimed foodie that I am, I was ready for my baby to experience all the glorious tastes and textures of food that awaited him. Naturally, I turned […]
This just in: it has been confirmed by a doctor that it’s dangerous to put a wasp nest in your vagina. In related news, don’t put broken shards of glass, porcupine quills, or jagged scraps of metal in there either. Gynecologist Jen Gunter is warning women against trying the latest WTF […]
By Ailish Delaney of Mumma in the Middle My daughter is 12, and if I do say so myself, she is pretty, funny, and smart. She also has a big personality, but the thing is – she keeps that for the people she knows. When she is comfortable and at […]
Packing lunch for kids is hard. Between making sure there are enough foodstuffs available each day to shoving things in a bag while yelling at the kids to change their underwear and put on the shoes they can’t find right in front of their faces every morning, it’s enough to […]
By Dawn Daum of W.T.F. words thoughts feelings Survivors of childhood abuse, interpersonal violence and other various traumas are professionals at looking “normal.” Most of us have it down to an art. So it’s no surprise why people waging internal wars are not commonly recognized as the faces of PTSD. […]
By Mia Carella of (this) mom with a blog I was recently sent several text and Facebook messages with a link to a breaking news story. “Thought you might want to see this.” “Saw this and thought you would be interested.” “Thought of you when I watched this.” The story was […]
By Liz Petrone of lizpetrone.com The ever-brilliant Nadia Bolz-Weber advises us to preach from our scars, and not from open wounds. It’s solid advice, and advice that I try generally to follow in my writing, not just because writing from a bleeder is scary and traumatic and painful, but also […]