By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Step 1) Look it up on Urban Dictionary The first thing you need to know about being old and understanding slang is that Urban Dictionary is your new best friend. Bookmark it, but remember that some of its content is not safe for work, […]
Author: Mock Mom
New Names for Your Kids’ Favorite Foods That Will Ease Your Raging Guilt
Free-Range Cheez-Its Much like chickens, Cheez-Its are healthier, happier, and more nutritious when they are free to roam as they please. So stop worrying when your kids release those little golden squares of salt, gluten, and cheese-like substance from their cardboard prison and scatter them about your house and […]
A White, Heterosexual Man’s Concerns About a Trump Presidency
By Richard Black Like most people, I have some reservations about Donald Trump. Being the father of a six-year-old girl, I’m not a proponent of his “pussy grabbing” initiative but, then again, I don’t understand the nuances of the policy. For the record, I also don’t have a pussy either, […]
Blogger Thrilled to Write for Free
By Helene Wingens After spending most of her life in the service of youngsters, many of whom called her “Mom,” a woman (let’s call her “Pam”) decided to reenter the workforce. To that end, she was determined to earn her way in the world by playing to her strengths and doing […]
A WTF Guide to the 2016 Pottery Barn Kids Holiday Catalog
By Serena Dorman of Mommy Cusses If you haven’t read the 2016 Hater’s Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog, you’re missing out. After cackling over this year’s article, I wanted to write my own version for parents. As parents, we run into some obnoxiously priced and unnecessary gear for kids. Before […]
Mom Hospitalized After Elf On The Shelf Mishap
A local mother was hospitalized earlier this week after becoming lodged in the chimney of her family’s Indiana home. Miranda Scott wanted nothing more than to bring joy to her children when she purchased an Elf on the Shelf. The introduction of the family’s elf was everything she hoped […]
How to Make a Festive Winter Wreath of Self-Loathing
Covid got you down? Impending cold weather a reminder you hate gloves? Can’t handle the fact Christmas is around the corner and the only thing you’re thankful for is blankets you can crawl under to hide from the world? I’ve got you covered. One spare afternoon and you, too, […]
BREAKING: Local Family Not Vacationing for Winter Break
Reliable sources have reported that a local family will not be traveling over winter break this year. These sources learned firsthand of the family’s lack of holiday plans when they asked them whether they would be skiing or heading for warmer climes for the school break, only to be […]