[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Ali Wilkinson of Run, Knit, Love My son started at a French immersion school last year. On his first day of school, my French was limited to “Where is the bathroom?” and “Do you want to go to bed with me?” (thanks Moulin Rouge). So I thought I […]
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When Your Friends Don’t Have Kids…
By Karen Johnson of The 21st Century SAHM My husband and I have some couple-friends who do not have kids. And we have 3. And they are small and loud. This past weekend, wonderfully kind friends of ours invited us (ALL of us) over to their kid-less house to watch […]
10 Things Grosser Than Nursing In Your Own Bathroom
An image of a woman breastfeeding her 11-month old while sitting on a toilet went viral last year, causing an uproar after the image was uploaded to her Instagram and Facebook pages. (To see the picture in question, visit her response to the uproar on Huffington Post.) Though some people […]
12 Reasons My Daughter Won’t Go to Bed
1. She needs a ukulele. When you can spell it, you can have it, kid. 2. The pony that was in the corner of the room doesn’t belong there. The blocks she left out all over the living room didn’t seem to bother her all day. Guess what, honey? When […]
16 Thoughts Every Mom Has Had at Target
By Nicole Johnson of Suburban Sh*t Show: Tales from the Tree-Lined Trenches This weekend I went to Target because Hockey, the two-year-old, ran out of diapers. Since I am a one-stop kind of gal, I decided I’d also grab my weekly groceries. While shopping, my mind wandered as it always […]
My Kid Hates My Lady Blossom
It’s the truth. From the moment she sprouted her sweet lil drumstick legs she began kicking me in the cervix. In the early months it was merely an uncomfortable surprise. In the later months it would hurt so badly it would bend me over at the (area that used to […]
You Might Be a Teacher Ready for Summer If…
Someone recently asked me if I was ready for summer. I began laughing hysterically before realizing the question was a serious one. YES, I’M READY FOR SUMMER, as is every teacher I know. Want to put yourself or the teachers in your life to the test to be sure? Here’s […]
Dance Recitals, or Why I’m Glad I Have All Boys
I am a mother of boys. Aside from the dog, I am the only female in the whole damn house, outnumbered four to one. I deal with farting, wrestling, and peeing everywhere but in the toilet on a regular basis. And I’ve never been more thankful for anything in my […]