If you’re an introvert, the holiday party is quite possibly one of your most dreaded activities this time of year. The people. The talking. The having to be friendly and put on pants. I get it. From one introvert to another, trust me. I understand. That’s why, in an […]
Humor
The Christmas Gift EVERY Parent Wants
It’s the time of year where people start playing Christmas music too early and asking the same questions they asked the year before. These questions can be simple, like, “Is there anything you need for Christmas?” or they veer into the sweet probing of, “What would you like for Christmas?” […]
The Time Celebrity Booty Almost Saved My Marriage
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I was sitting at home one night, minding my own business…. Yeah. See what I did there? I’m not even one microsecond into my tale and I am already lying. It’s just that I’m a little embarrassed by the way I spend my evenings. I shall […]
An Open Letter to Mythical Holiday Entities
Dear mythical holiday entities, While my children may adore you because you bring them presents, candy and money, I DO NOT. You are spoiling them with all the electronics and junk food. When I was young, the Easter bunny brought me an egg filled with some sort of caramel-like substance […]
Why That Elf on the Shelf Is Staying in Its Box
By Ambrosia Brody of Random Aspects of My Life It’s that time of year again! Time to pester my husband to go up to the attic to lug all the Christmas decorations so I can pilfer through them. One item I’m hiding under the extra wrapping paper is the damn Elf […]
The Laugh-Cry: 10 Sure-Fire Triggers
By Julia Arnold of FranticMama.com You know the times in your life when you can’t really muster an all-out sob fest because the situation doesn’t quite merit real, actual tears, and you can’t explode into joyful laughter because that would just be too twisted, but something needs to come out? […]
Payback Is a Mother, My Darling Children
By Charlotte McMullen of RuckusGirl.com Payback will be hell for my adult children’s possessions. I like to imagine what it will be like when my kids are grown and no longer making it their daily mission to destroy everything in my home. Vengeance will be mine. *** MAGICAL PAYBACK DAYDREAM *** […]
7 Reasons Why My 7-Year-Old Has PMS
By Megan Peterson Every day I am rocked by the reality that my kids are growing up at an accelerated rate. Call them threenagers or 7-going-on-17, it is a common topic when stories are swapped on soccer sidelines, at play date pick-ups and even over adult drinks. Observing my girls […]