By Jacy Moreno of Pretty in Poop I’m not a nice person. I really don’t care about you or your kids. I’m too busy trying not to fuck up my own kid to worry about whether you’re fucking up yours. Frankly, I don’t even like kids, and I especially don’t […]
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How to Host a Sub-Par Children’s Birthday Party
By Kelly Bay of Beer and Junk Not to brag, but I totally threw the most fabulously sub-par birthday party for my son this year. I know what you’re thinking: “How do you do it, Kelly? There are so few resources available for those of us striving to underwhelm!” I […]
My Trip to the Gun Store
By Carrie Tinsley of Carrie On Y’all I can make this funny, I thought. Sure, I’m a little scared, but I’ll be okay. The nervous-mother-of-three in the gun store making sarcastic observations just has to be comical. In early June — before the nightmare mass shooting in Orlando, before the […]
What Brock Turner’s Release Means for Parents
By Whitney Fleming of Playdates on Fridays Brock Turner gets released from jail Friday, September 2, 2016, after serving three months in Santa Clara County jail. For those of you not familiar, Mr. Turner, a scholar athlete and Olympic swimming hopeful, was convicted in March of three felony counts: assault with […]
Sack Lunches and Tears
By Valerie Glover of The Snarkicist The kids went back to school last week and my 4-year-old, Bianca, just started kindergarten. On her first day of school, she was a little nervous getting ready in the morning, but she was a champ when we dropped her off. No clinging, went straight […]
I Wasn’t Happy As a Mom Until I Was Something Else, Too
By Amanda Elder of Stay-at-Home Panda As my husband was leaving for work today, the baby was sleeping, our preschooler was playing, and I was sitting down to write. Jokingly he said, “Alright, enjoy your day of leisure while I’m off slaving.” I looked at him and said, “I really […]
Why I Am Not Handing Out Goodie Bags On A Plane
I didn’t travel with the triplets on a plane until they were three years old. Not because I was worried that they would be ill-mannered and disturb the other passengers, but because my husband and I didn’t want to. It was too much for us to handle, being outnumbered by […]
If We Are the Home of the Brave, Let’s Start Acting Like It
By Angelica Shiels of On the Yellow Couch As a couples therapist I often observe that the person who hurls angry accusations at her spouse is not brave. It takes no courage to destroy the enemy. Tremendous courage exists within the person who willingly withstands pain and humility. There is pain […]