What makes for perfect memes are their relatability. How many times have you come across one on social media and been like, “OH MY GOD, IT’S LIKE THEY’RE IN MY HEAD!”? Because of this, it’s hard to conceive of any situation in which anything art-history-related could hit the nail on […]
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15 Funny and Relatable Tweets About Back-to-School Shopping
It’s that time of year, parents! The countdown is on. For some of you, it’s a matter of a couple weeks. For me, we still have a month to go, but IT’S THE LAST MONTH. The kids are going back to school! Have I enjoyed my mommy-moments with them this […]
20 Tweets About the Sh*t-Show of Taking Your Kids Swimming
Do you know what the best thing is about having kids? Taking them swimming. I mean, you can’t beat it. The joy, the memories… THIS is why I became a parent, you say to yourself, when you’re on hour four of “watching this” and readjusting goggles and soothing tears because […]
Dear Conservatives: I Can Save My Daughter, But I Fear For Yours
By Lori Dziurda Dear Conservatives: I feel sorry for your daughters. We are directly threatening the protections for women’s health and privacy encapsulated in the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. We feminists know that was your plan all along. Get the court, outlaw abortion, and then come after birth control. We’ve […]
Mourners Fulfill Teacher’s Dying Wish to Bring Backpacks Full of Supplies to Funeral
Tammy Layne Waddell, 58, had one wish before she died of cancer at the young age of 58: that mourners bring backpacks full of supplies to her funeral instead of flowers. Waddell — who, according to her obituary, taught elementary school in Forsyth County, Georgia and was the 2003 Forsyth County […]
Stop Asking Me To Go Camping (Seriously, It’s Not Going To Happen)
By Heather Jones of hmjoneswriter.com It’s summer, and you know what that means—camping season! Or in my case, “Hell no, I don’t want to come camping with you” season. I appreciate the offers, I really do. I’m sure you do have a wonderful time reconnecting with nature, star gazing and […]
Mom Still Confused About Offside Rule After 25 Years of Watching Her Kids Play Soccer
By Marlene Kern Fischer of Thoughts From Aisle Four At her son’s soccer game earlier today, a local mom was struck by the realization that she still didn’t completely understand the offside rule in soccer. The mother of three sons, who did not want to be identified so as not to embarrass […]
Sailor’s Mouth Yoga Is Here And I May Finally Use My Yoga Pants For Actual Yoga
There have been some interesting yoga trends recently, including: Tantrum Yoga (where you get to channel your inner angst-ridden toddler); Goat Yoga (which, yes, involves actual goats); and Noga (as in doing yoga, naked). Yeah. No. No. Aaannnd no. But finally there’s a yoga out there that makes me seriously consider […]