By Misty Browne of Rustic Musings of a Scattered Mind I am a liar. I’ve lied to your family and I’ve lied to your friends. I’ve lied to acquaintances and total strangers. Oh, I’m a great story teller. I can weave a web of lies quicker and prettier than the best […]
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Peeing with Your Mic Still On & Other Embarrassing Scenarios
I have found myself in my fair share of embarrassing scenarios in this life: I fell off a chair in front of my entire classroom of students after it crumbled beneath my pitiful body. I tripped and fell UP a flight of stairs in middle school. While reading the stage directions […]
Redefining Relaxation: Baths and Poo
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Jill Ginsberg of thejillist.com All three kids are actually in bed by 8 PM. So instead of just flopping into bed, exhausted, I decide to take a bath. About ten solid seconds of sheer bliss transpire before I hear the hinge squeak. It briefly crosses my […]
When We Were Old: Looking Back on Early Parenting
I don’t want to mulch this Saturday. I know it’s our big to-do for when the weather’s right, but I don’t want to. I want to do things young people with kids do, like a soccer game or dance recital or gymnastics. Like the old days. Like the good old […]
That Time I Feared My Child Was Racist
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] The other day, we were riding home from my daughter’s little dance class (3-4 year olds) when she said something that sounded racisty: “Mama, the little black girl wasn’t at class.” Feeling somewhat panicked, I said, “What!?” We have all heard that saying — “children are color […]
“The Baby is Taking Over” & Other European Oddities
[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 […]
31 Signs You’re a True Michigander
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I am a proud Michigander. With the exception of a four year stint in Florida, I have lived in the Great Lakes State my entire life, and while enduring nearly nine months of winter every year certainly takes its toll on residents, I would say it […]
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 […]