By Marie Hickman I waited until 40 to have a child, and I’m sorry-not-sorry: not sorry I have a 14-year-old who constantly amazes me with his brains and humor, and yet sorry I didn’t have him sooner. Mostly because I’d need less wine. My “joy of a boy” has been […]
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Top 10 Reasons Parenting Sometimes Sucks
I love being a parent. Nothing in the world — and I DO. MEAN. NOTHING. — can set one’s soul on fire and fill one’s heart with lovey juice as much as a child’s chubby legs or proclamations of adoration. Nuh-thing. But as much as I’m in love with motherhood, […]
Cut-Throat B*tches Wear Mom Jeans, Too
Recently, while coming down from an incredibly unproductive Red Bull high, I had an epiphany. You see, I’m a fairly new mom. In 2012 I got married, and not long after I found myself peeing on a stick before work. Oh hey, look at those two little lines! From there, […]
A Letter to Chair Parents: Get Off Your A**.
By Sarah Pierce of Midwest Mummy Please consider this a public service announcement on behalf of all the actively involved parents of the world. Chair parents, I’m talking to you. Not sure if you’re a chair mom or dad? Please, read on. Dear Jackass Chair Parent, For the love of God, please get […]
35 Things I Survived During the First Year of Motherhood
By Jill Ceder As we all know, a child’s first birthday is really for the parents, and you might as well schedule the party during nap time. But you aren’t honoring any old birthday that happens every year—this is a celebration of the things you survived during the first year of […]
12 (Not So) Fun Ways for Toddlers to Help Mom on the Next Outing
By Jill Morgenstern of Do Try This at Home The fun of summer vacation may be a distant memory, but don’t fret! You can add your particular brand of amusement to even the most mundane school carpool line or grocery run. Or do fret! Because, really, isn’t fretting part of […]
Don’t Friggin Touch My Baby!
What’s with strangers thinking it’s OK to manhandle other people’s babies?
Graduating to Mainstream: A Letter to My Son with Autism
By Rebecca Beck of Orthodox Sunflower Son, I cannot believe the time has come that you’re graduating special ed school. Has it really been 3 years since we made the tough decision to pull you out of mainstream school? I remember how much we agonized over whether it was the […]