“I don’t want my water out of my bath!” “I don’t want my water out of my bath!” “I don’t want my water out of my BATH!” he shrieks over and over while my husband and I sit on the couch, looking at our phones, exchanging glances with each other. […]
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President Obama Gives Farewell Speech and Oh God, Please Don’t Leave Us
There’s just over a week left of President Obama’s time in office, and yes, that is the most depressing sentence I’ve ever written. The president gave an eloquent farewell to the nation in a live address in Chicago on Tuesday night, presumably accompanied by the sound of quiet weeping in […]
According to a Utah High School’s Horribly Sexist Assignment, I Am an Awful F**king Date
A Salt Lake City mother posted a photo of her teenager’s homework assignment on Facebook, and we are both appalled and not surprised at the same time. The “Purposes of Dating” lesson plan is part of Utah Education Network’s (UEN) Adult Roles and Financial Literacy curriculum. The “Girls Paper [sic]” […]
Texas Faces Serious Measles Outbreak, Reminds Us That Herd Immunity And Vaccination Matter
Remember the year 2000? We were worried about the Backstreet Boys’ career; the future of Geri Halliwell’s — and every other Spice Girl’s — career; and massive computer failures, international system failures, rogue missiles, and rolling blackouts, all courtesy of Y2K, some overhyped, bullshit computer bug. (Okay, okay; maybe the first two were […]
Mom Shares Heartbreaking Experience with Late-Term Abortion to Highlight Consequences of Banning Them
It’s something no parent wants to ever hear: that their child has a life-threatening illness for which there is no help or cure. But it’s something Robin Colleen had to face when she learned at her 21-week ultrasound appointment that her unborn daughter, Grace, had a terminal disease that offered her […]
In Case You Don’t Feel Old Enough, Here Are 20 Things That Turned 20 in 2017
I often say I’m an 18-year-old trapped in an 80-year-old’s body. On the plus side, I have the spirit of a young one. I still love the music the kids are listening to these days (never mind the fact that I say things like “kids” and “these days” in the […]
“They’re Not 3 Yet” and Other Reasons to Love the Terrible Twos
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama You know that one friend who gets too drunk all the time? As the night goes on they get louder and louder. They stammer, stumble, and will pick a fight with anyone. They cry over anything and occasionally pee themselves. This is exactly what […]
Someone Devised a “Leave Me Alone Sweater” and Introverts / People Haters Everywhere Rejoice
What’s black and white and “read” all over? A newspaper. But also my mascara-stained face and bloodshot eyes the morning after a long night of guzzling wine whilst binge-watching every episode of Law and Order: SVU since its conception. You’d think rolling into work or a mandatory social gathering looking like […]