I hate filling the car up. It’s not a secret. My husband gets so frustrated with me when I try to wean it and I don’t blame him. I dislike getting in and seeing that I probably have already run out of fumes and it’s now running on faith; […]
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9 Reasons I Wouldn’t Make a Good Lesbian
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By J of House of J Chronicles I work for the Post Office. I deliver #allthethings before you get to see them. A couple of weeks ago, I delivered Jennifer Aniston’s side boob. All.day.long. She was on the cover of People. It made me realize that there […]
6 Ways Toddlerhood and Pregnancy Are Alike
This morning in the car, my 3-year-old was whining. What else is new? As he wailed his reasoning (“I JUST WANT WAFFLES AND TACOS ALL THE TIIIIIME!”), it hit me: At nearly seven months pregnant, I’ve never had more in common with this kid than I do right now. Hear […]
Today’s Mothers Will Spend A Lifetime Letting It Go
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] The year is 2076. A woman, frail and old, lies dying in her bed. A well-loved woman, she is surrounded by her children, her children’s children, and even a few great-grandbabies. The blinds are drawn and the mood is somber. Her grandson, now a strapping man […]
How to Make the Laundry Pile Your B*tch
My laundry goal is not necessarily cleanliness. It’s reducing the pile of dirty laundry to a sad caricature of itself. I want to see the mountain reduced to a hill, or if ambition sets in, maybe remnants that can be hidden in the dirty laundry hamper. To be clear, I […]
37 Digital Parenting Phrases We Never Heard as Kids
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Are Mommy Bloggers The New Parenting Experts? (VIDEO)
Look anywhere on the internet, and you’re bound to encounter a blog or article aimed at telling you exactly what you’re doing wrong as a parent and what you can do to get your shit together and raise those kids right. Hell, scroll through this blog for a bit and […]
7 Tips for Transitioning to Stay-At-Home Motherhood
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I was recently engaging in what seemed like a friendly exchange between mothers. We commiserated about taking a crap in front of an impatient audience, the best way to explain (to your tiny, fascist dictator) that you don’t want their grimey fingers in your nose, and […]