Ahhh, the holidays! This is my favorite time of the year. Everyone’s so generous and joyful (well, unless you’re upset about a red cup), and there’s just a warm and happy feeling in the air. That is, unless you have toddlers… If you have toddlers, you know this time of […]
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7 Pregnancy Excuses That Are Totally Legit
By Celeste of And What A Mom! Pregnancy is a beautiful thing. And I’m not just saying that because I’m in the blissful second trimester, where the morning sickness is all but forgotten, the little bump is so cute, and I’m still sleeping comfortably. Ok, maybe I’m a little jaded […]
Someone Please Tell Me: Why Do Dogs Eat Poop?
By Sarah Caughron of The Sisterhood of the Training Pants Why do dogs eat poop? I can cite numerous anecdotes from friends and family about their dogs eating diaper contents or eating poop straight from the potty. This is disgusting, and it seems to be universal. I am sure you’d […]
A Letter To Santa From A One-Year-Old
So, my mom and dad keep talking about you. They tell me you like to say “Ho, Ho, Ho,” which I obediently repeat every time I see your picture. Yet for some reason when I thought I saw you at Target and pointed and said, “Ho, Ho, Ho,” my mom […]
Hello, Santa? It’s Me Again
Forget Elf on the Shelf. I don’t have time to move the little guy around each night because I’m spending my whole life on the phone with Santa. It started out small. We were potty-training our toddler and said, “If you go pee pee on the potty, Santa will […]
From The Classifieds: Family For Sale
By Kathy Radigan of My Dishwasher’s Possessed After a very crazy few weeks, which have included, but are not limited to, a husband who was injured and bled so much it looked like a crime scene, sick kids, doctor visits, dental issues, broken appliances, various children having meltdowns over homework […]
The Perils Of Pregnancy Poop
Some people have those warm and fuzzy pregnancy memories, like that day they got that long-awaited positive test result or memories of how their spouse’s hand tightened around their own when they heard the “whoosh, whoosh” of baby’s heartbeat for the first time. I have memories like that, too. But […]
The 10 Funniest People on Facebook Last Week
It’s the most wonderful time of year, people. Secret Santas are leaving gifts on your doorstep even though you never asked them to and now you have to play along because if you don’t you look like a Scrooge, families are spending time together without committing homicide thanks to alcohol […]