[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Eons ago, when I was a young mom, I began collecting humorous stories from the mouths of babes. Please join me as I share several: J.J. and the Fancy Lady J.J. was 3 years old. Held in the arms of his father while in line at […]
Parenting
6 Reasons 80s Childhoods Weren’t as Great as We Think
Lately, there’s a movement to glorify childhoods of the 80s and a call for parents to return to those simpler times. I’m not sure how this free range 80s childhood got so romanticized, but I’m here to tell you how things really were for kids in the 80s. 1. Trees […]
Getting to the Laundromat with Kids in 75 Short Steps
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Brook of Stay Home Mama 1. Sort laundry. 2. Set “helpful” toddler on the couch and sort again. 3. Give up on sorting and throw everything into the laundry basket. 4. Put the basket by the door. 5. Start looking for your kids’ shoes. 6. Tell […]
10 Things All Parents Want Non-Parents to Know
We’ve all been there. You see a child throwing a tantrum in the supermarket or at a restaurant and think: “When I have kids, I will NEVER let them act like that.” Comedian Louis C.K. has a great bit on how becoming a parent changes our perspective: “I never never […]
Inappropriate Endings to 5 Awful Kid Shows
By Nicole Johnson of Suburban Sh*t Show: Tales from the Tree-Lined Trenches The television season has recently come to an end and some great shows have said their final goodbyes. There are five kids’ shows I would love to see end forever. Here is how I envision their finales. 1. Calliou. […]
The Sh*t Show That Is Taking Kids To The Pool
Like families across our great land, we rang in the arrival of summer with our first trip to the pool. Remember going to the pool before you had kids? It looked something like this: Put on swim suit. Go to pool. Don’t bother with sunscreen because tan people look skinnier […]
How My Son Taught Me to Embrace Vulnerability and Freedom
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Today my son took some of his first steps. Sure, he was holding my hand and was unsteady on his own. But these literal baby steps will lead to his official first big boy steps. My husband and I both exclaimed how this moment was surreal. […]
When Your Child Is the Socially Awkward Extrovert
You know this child. He pushes his way to the front of the line, to the front of the class, to the front row of the photo. His hand is the first one up, his answer shouted out before he’s actually called on. He sings the loudest, dances the most […]