By Heidi Hamm Dear Ella and Alexander, It is likely that you have already received congratulations on your birth from a number of different groups—humanitarian, human rights, political activists, Hollywood celebrities, and the entire Twitterverse. But we represent none of these. We are an elite group based strictly on the […]
By Patricia Grant A North Bay woman made the ultimate sacrifice to meet the demands of her hectic schedule on Tuesday. She arrived at the PTA’s annual Teacher Appreciation Luncheon with a tray of brownies from the grocery store, and without the upper half of her body. “When I saw […]
By Marisa Svalstedt A local woman feels utterly bewildered over her husband’s supposed sympathy pains, which began in the early stages of her pregnancy. “I’ve heard of things like sympathy gut before, but I’ve never seen it or really took the whole concept seriously. He’s acting more pregnant than I am!” […]
By Shelby Spear of shelbyspear.com Have you heard about the mother-of-three who hosted her first ever grad party for her oldest son? Brace yourself, because the story is toxic. Turns out because the mom was new to the scene of having one of her babies graduate, her bleeding heart trumped logic […]
By Marlene Kern Fischer of Thoughts From Aisle Four After reading about an app called Peanut which connects moms “who missed out on Tinder” with other new moms, a middle-aged woman had an idea for an app which brings together menopausal women. The 53-year-old mother of three said she realized that women […]
By Melissa Ressler of melissaressler.wordpress.com Is your claim related to an accident or injury? Yes. If yes, date and time of accident of injury: August 2016. It could have been Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday. It was probably Friday. My app says I’m most fertile on Sunday, but it definitely was not […]
By Andrew Knott of Explorations of Ambiguity Carl Simcox was enjoying a peaceful Sunday afternoon with his family before it self-destructed. The family was relaxing in their living room watching TV when Carl started playing with Bradley, his 2-year-old. “It was pretty normal,” Carl recalled. “Bradley came over to me and started […]
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Today, White House Press Secretary and sad, broken man Sean Spicer held an audio-only briefing for the press. The reasoning for the audio-only briefing is still unclear, but it’s been speculated that Spicer didn’t want the public to see him sweat, or his exaggerated […]