By MockMom A picture of a baby in a bear-style onesie posted in a local Facebook group has a lot of moms wondering if they should have an additional child of their own. Although Claire Lee Dunn, mother of three, was sure she wasn’t having any more, she couldn’t help but think that maybe she […]
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Community in Crisis Over Child Carrying Elf Home with Bare Hands
By Kristan Braziel of Bring Mommy A Martini Trouble continues in a local neighborhood, where a mother is accused of allowing her daughter to walk down the street carrying her elf with bare hands in front of all the other children. It all began last week when the incoming text notifications of eight moms’ phones (and the […]
Woman Blames Huge Traffic Pile-Up on Paralyzing Game of ‘Would You Rather’
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 […]
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 […]