I have always said children are like drunk fraternity boys. If you have kids of your own or have spent any significant amount of time around them, you know they are careless, to say the least. They walk by tables and other furniture like Godzilla, waving their arms and knocking […]
Humor
Reasons I Won’t Write About My Lady Garden
I see a trend where women are opening up (no pun intended) about the parts that make us women. I have seen some hilariously done items about grooming, yoga pants, and various things. I cannot do it, and here is a list of reasons why: 1) My phone autocorrects vagina […]
What They Don’t Teach You in Childbirth Classes (But Should)
By Mumma McD of Toilets Aren’t for Turtles Mr. McD and I went to childbirth classes at our local public hospital when I was in the later stages of pregnancy with Little Miss. We never really discussed the pros and cons of going; we just went along because we were told to […]
20 Tell-Tale Signs You Parent an Anxious Kid
Parenting an anxious kid is like parenting a different species. Those of you who have anxious kids know what I mean. When you are in the trenches with an anxious kid – you better learn to laugh. Not sure you have an anxious kid? Here are some tell-tale signs! […]
4 Reasons Back to School Can Suck My…
By Darla Halyk of New World Mom My least favorite summer month is August. It comes a close second to how I feel about Sundays. I love my day of rest, I really do. But as Sunday progresses into the evening hours, I feel my sense of relaxation disintegrating into […]
Forms Are the Devil, or Why Imma Stab the Next Person Who Makes Me Fill One Out
I am so tired of filling out forms. So tired of it. Sometimes I feel like it’s all I do, this filling out of forms. First it’s the forms for Ewing’s slew of doctors and therapists. Each form is pretty much the same — a detailed rundown of his medical […]
8 People I Love to Hate at the Gym
By Marcia Kester Doyle of Menopausal Mother I’m a sucker for those late night weight loss infomercials, and as a result, own a library of workout DVDs and a machine that transforms into a torturous, in-home gym. At first I enjoyed exercising on my own schedule in the privacy of […]
40 Reasons 40 Sucks
I’m 41. I’m in the ‘messy middle’ part of my life and I’ve had it just about up to here with my contemporaries telling me how damn great middle age is. It’s not. It sucks. There are some ancillary benefits, I suppose, amidst all this suck, but they aren’t the […]