By Leslie Gaar of Pails & Fires Dear Brock Turner, I imagine you must be feeling a little nervous after having been released from jail recently. And with good reason: you served only half of a sentence that already fell woefully short of what any decent person would consider acceptable […]
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The Toy Sh*t List: Toys I Would Take Pleasure In Watching Burn
By Kristin McCarthy of Four Princesses and the Cheese Friends, I am so sick of toys. Toys are EVERYWHERE. They find their way into every single room in this house, they are in my car, they are scattered throughout our yard. They go missing at random and cause epic meltdowns. The […]
Why Girlfriends Are the WORST
By Celeste of And What a Mom! I am a sucky friend in a lot of ways. And you know what? You probably are, too. No offense, and perhaps you aren’t and this post has nothing to do with you, but the majority of female friends aren’t all that great. […]
Moms, for the Love of God, STFU and Stop Judging Each Other
By Sarah Hosseini If you’ve spent five seconds in any Facebook mommy group, parenting blog or online publication about kids, you’ll see the epidemic. It’s rampant. Moms and dads (okay, mostly moms, just keepin’ it real) bashing each other to smithereens over topics like breastfeeding, sleep-training, vaccinations, allergies, screen […]
10 Things You Should Do When Your Kids Are Grown Ups
By Annabella Abalo of ZKBuzyBuzz “Please don’t grow up too fast, baby.” These pleading words often come out of mothers’ mouths when they are on cloud nine. It could be that their little ones might have done something cute and funny that deserves some praise and admiration from Mommy. But when little tyke […]
An Open Letter to My Black Sons About Racism
By Sheila Qualls of Real Moms Don’t Judge… We Just Suggest Dear sons: I fear I’ve failed you by teaching you skin color doesn’t matter . . . when clearly it does. I fear I haven’t prepared you for this current racial chaos. I fear I’ve been naive. Skin color does […]
Perfect Comebacks for Obnoxious Questions About Having Babies
If you’re reading this and you happen to be an adult person with functioning genitalia and a significant other, you probably get this question a lot So when are you going to have kids? Or, if you happen to already have a child, I bet you hear this one all […]
To the Guy Who Said Teachers Are Lazy
By Amy Betters-Midtvedt Dear gentleman I overheard talking about “those lazy teachers”: I sat still while you talked to those around you about “lazy teachers.” I bit my tongue as the room swam before my eyes. I actually saw red when I heard you follow it up with the old gem, […]