By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama Bernie Sanders has continued to press Hillary Clinton on big issues this week while campaigning in New York state. His recent pledge is to set up a new set of laws and corresponding task force that will directly affect seniors if elected president. The […]
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Popular Retail Store to Compensate Thousands of Customers for ‘Unlawful Advertising’
By Samantha Wassel of Between the Monkey Bars Have you ever found yourself wandering the aisles of Target—compulsively filling your cart with everything from garden gnomes to stoneware salad bowls—and suddenly get the overwhelming sense that you’re just out of control? Turns out, you probably were. Like, literally. In fact, you might have […]
Three Delicious Placenta Recipes for New Moms
Congratulations on the birth of your new baby! By now you will have decided to have a natural home birth, breastfeed, co-sleep, baby wear, withhold vaccines, cloth diaper, and use rear-facing carseats into the teen years (that is, if you are a good mom). Why not take things a […]
Nation’s Parents Turn to Online Commenters for Advice
By Jackie Semmens of An Anchored Hope In a shocking turn of events, the nation’s parents have started to turn to online commenters for advice. Previously dismissed as the ramblings of angry basement dwellers, the comment section of parenting articles has become the trendy new source of wisdom for parents everywhere. […]
The Progressive Family’s Guide to Chick-fil-A
By Abby Byrd of Little Miss Perfect You know that companies like Chick-fil-A, Cracker Barrel, and Hobby Lobby are anti-gay. You deplore bigotry, especially when it’s spouted under the guise of “religious conviction.” But you love waffle fries. Sound familiar? We here at MockMom understand your dilemma. You want to […]
Child’s Bad Behavior Finally Rewarded
By Andrew S. Delfino of Almost Coherent Parent Kayla Henderson, 7, was pleased to discover that her horrible behavior finally got her what she wanted Tuesday evening. When faced with several unacceptable developments in her day, Kayla turned to standard childhood behavior classics such as tantrums, door slamming, and punching her younger […]
Husband Talks to Wife as If She Were a Child and Survives
By Amy Hunter of The Outnumbered Mother It seems, at the Miller home, patronizing is the new black. Sources tell us that Michael Miller, the patron saint of bullshit, recently went out of his way to pack up his sons’ stuff for soccer camp, which they will attend all week. He explained […]
I Am Exactly Like a Single Mom
By Sage K. Penn Being a single parent is really hard. My baby is 6 years old, and the weight of him overwhelms me sometimes. I am solely responsible for waking him up in the morning, getting him breakfast, and making sure he washes his face and brushes his teeth. […]