By Kristan Braziel of Bring Mommy A Martini Downtown Austin traffic was brought to a punishing halt during rush hour late last week when a woman stopped her car in the middle of the highway, causing delays in excess of two hours, in some cases. Sharon Madrigal, a suburban mother of two, drives her son into Austin […]
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Mom Finally Makes Silent Escape from Sleeping Child’s Room
By Becca Carnahan of With Love, Becca In a stunning turn of events this past Tuesday, local mom Kristy McAllister completed a feat that most felt was completely impossible. After putting her two-year-old back to bed for the fifteenth time in one evening and fulfilling numerous requests for snacks, water, books, and the secrets to the […]
My Really, Really Natural Birth Plan
By Shana Genre I invite you to the birth of my child, who will soon slip joyously into the world like it’s her first day at the water park, except that she won’t be sliding through chlorinated water. I am happy to report that I have read many books about childbirth, so you might consider […]
Woman Excited to Hang Out in Last Remaining Bookstore, Doesn’t Buy Anything
By Ali Solomon of Wiggle Room One breezy fall Sunday, Jessica Staros found herself face-to-face with an institution she didn’t know still existed: a local bookstore. The last brick-and-mortar store on the east coast, Barton’s Readery has been in business for over 75 years, started by husband-and-wife team George and Linda Barton. Nestled between a bank […]
Woman Admits She Had Child to Avoid Social Obligations
By Courtney of Creating Calm Amidst Chaos A local thirty-something is breaking the silence on her reasoning behind having a child. “Listen, I love her, really I do,” she says softly as she runs her fingers through her toddler’s sticky clumps of hair, “but I feel like it’s time to confess something.” She pushes her daughter […]
Family to Barricade Themselves Inside for 4 Months During Cold & Flu Season
By Jen Mearns of The Undomestic Goddess The Hatcher family has made the decision to stay in their home for the entirety of “cold and flu season.” Jessica and Stanley and their four kids live in a four-bedroom house on a quiet street in southern Virginia. After a bad bout of colds, URIs, and the flu two years […]
Melania Dedicates Entire West Wing as Tribute to Dark Lord
By MockMom Not long ago we uncovered the truth about Starbucks’ use of Holiday Cups as tribute to the Dark Lord. And now the West Wing of the White House has been decorated in dedication to all things unholy. “At this point, I think it’s pretty obvious where our loyalties lie,” said Melania Trump. “I […]
Mom Who Doesn’t Own Minivan Dubbed “Totes Cool” By Area Youths
By Candace Alnaji of The Mom at Law Local mom Sarah Anderson was dubbed “totes cool” by area youths this weekend when they noticed she did not own a minivan. The scene unfolded Saturday afternoon, as Anderson, 36, her husband John, and their four kids were leaving a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese’s. The teens, who […]