By Nicole Hardy of She Emerges Dear my beloved children, I’m sorry it’s come to this, but you’ve given me no choice other than to hold myself hostage. After a week of intense feuding stemmed from your blatant inconsideration, defiant rants, and selfish behavior, I have decided to take drastic […]
Parenting
Stop Asking New Parents This Question Before We All Go Insane
By Kristina Johnson of That Mommy Lady Have you ever noticed that we tend to ask each other the same questions over and over again? When you’re a kid, it’s “How’s school?” When you’re an adult, it’s “How’s work?” When you’re a new parent, it’s “How’s the baby sleeping?” Yeeeeah. If […]
Inside the Mind of a Mom Who Has PMS
By Shannon Day of Martinis & Motherhood I’m alone in the kitchen, making lunch. My face is sporting the expression commonly referred to as Resting Bitch Face. Although, mine isn’t really resting; my forehead is in on the action, too. I am all scrunched up, like a pug. A confrontational (or perhaps constipated) pug. […]
With Great Privilege Comes Great Responsibility
By Christine Organ of christineorgan.com A couple weeks ago, I was stopped because I didn’t use a turn signal. The officer took my license, checked to make sure the taillights were working, and then sent me on my way. Never once did I fear for my life. My biggest fear […]
Why Light-Up Toothbrushes Aren’t Really Toothbrushes
By Nicole Hardy of She Emerges Expecting a 2-year-old to brush her teeth is like expecting a man to put the toilet seat down. It just doesn’t happen. Ever. Especially when a tiny tyrant sets the house rules and a ZERO tolerance policy. My only defense: limitless bribery. Sure, the […]
The Dishes Can Wait and Other Lies of Parenthood
By Rhiannon Giles of rhiyaya.com “They’re only young once.” The words are superimposed on an idyllic picture of a child in nature or a beach with footprints leading to the horizon. There’s always a hazy filter. The bottom caption implores you to leave a counter full of dirty dishes, to eschew […]
An Empty Nest Post That Won’t Make You Cry
By Kathy Hooven of The AWEnesty of Autism If I see one more How To Survive Guide about your kid graduating, leaving the nest, going to college, etc. I’m going to rip my eyes out. Oh, wait, that might be difficult since my eyes are so swollen I won’t be […]
Living the Boys’ Life: Disgusting Stories by Mom
By Julie Hoag of juliehoagwriter.com In my house of dysfunctional bathroom use, including poorly placed farts, I get little boys’ hilarious burps, foam darts whizzing past my computer screen to the tune of heckling laughter, and all sorts of other things I dare not mention, but just wait and I […]