By Sarah Pierce of Midwest Mummy Being momcore is pretty fucking awesome. It’s just enough sanctimommy to feel confident about the decisions you make, the right amount of helicopter mom to keep your kids safe without smothering them, and just a pinch of WTF mom to keep the true sanctimommies […]
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We Are Our Own Worst Mommy Shamers
By Morgan of Surviving Artfully Recently, a friend confessed a deep, dark secret to me. We were talking about what time our kids woke up. Her three-year-old was a mercilessly early riser, usually up and at ‘em by 6:30 every morning, while her one-year-old had just reached that glorious milestone of […]
My Child, the Dementor (a poem)
By Audrey Sanchez of Two Dogs, One Cat, and a Baby “Dementors…infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope, and happiness out of the air around them… Get too near a Dementor and every good feeling, every happy memory will be sucked out […]
15 Reasons Online Friendships Are More Convenient
Living in an era of smartphones, WiFi, and social media has made it easier for us to make and maintain friendships all over the world. While many of these friends live too far away to enjoy margaritas with on a Friday night, there are some perks to having friends that […]
Why Caller ID and Voicemail Made Me Paranoid
By Laurie of A Square of Chocolate Our household is still hanging indecisively to a land line phone connection. We use it for about 2 or 3 personal calls a month. Otherwise, it’s all incoming sales calls, political surveys, or requests to donate to some charity. Also, I’m SURE you’ve […]
First Friend I Had, First Friend I Let Go
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] I’m not sure how to start this story of my first, and for many years, best friend. Well, I don’t know how to start, middle or finish it, but I know what I want it to feel like. I want it to feel like a tribute […]
5 Things You Should NEVER Say to an Infertile Couple
Telling us to “Just relax!” may very well earn you a punch to the face.
World War M: Surviving the Mombies of the Mommy Wars
The sanctimonious walk among us. They go by many different labels: know-it-alls, judgy mcjudgersons, mombies, or Alicia Silverstone. They are a threat to humanity no matter how you refer to them. They are the plague of the human race. The lucky victims of their sanctimony are hit hard and fast, but […]