By Anne Gunn CARLSBAD, CA– On Saturday at around 3:30 p.m., police responded to calls reporting a brawl going on at a community park between a group of moms at a child’s birthday party. According to Cynthia Miller, the hostess of her son Tucker’s fourth birthday party, the brawl was […]
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Instead of Mother’s Day, How About Dysfunctional Family Survival Day?
By Mari Stewart of Thinking Too Loud That’s it. No more Mother’s Day for me. No more Father’s Day for me. I’m done. I know I can’t be the only person who watches their social media feeds fill up with heartfelt tributes to moms and dads and feel, well, left […]
When Your Child Doesn’t Like to Read
By Katy M. Clark of Experienced Bad Mom Again. I saw it again. Another post on social media from a friend singing the praises of her child who couldn’t stop reading. How lucky am I? she wrote. My son finished Harry Potter and he’s only in second grade! [adsanity id=”35664″ align=”aligncenter”/] You […]
Why Preschool Graduation Ceremonies Are Stupid
By Alice Jones Webb of Different Than Average The season of graduation ceremonies is upon us. The invitations and announcements are already starting to roll in. My Facebook friends are already posting pictures of their children in mortar boards and academic gowns with captions like, “Look how much Little Johnny […]
End of Year Gifts Your Kids’ Teachers Don’t Want (and a Few They Do)
By Leslie Gaar of www.pailsandfires.com I’m going to give it to you straight: Teachers get a lot of crap over the years. Like, a LOT. I’m not talking about inexpensive stuff– I’m talking about gifts from all of the holidays and all of the students, accumulating year after year, creating clutter, […]
World’s First Father to Hear Newborn Cry at Night
First time father, 26-year-old Alex Green, has doctors baffled as he has been confirmed to be the world’s first father to hear his newborn cry at night. The Green family knew something was very wrong the first night they brought their son, Vivian, home. “We read all the baby books, […]
Moms: Stop Telling Us What Not to Say to You
By Andrea Marlene of bumblebirdblog.com Recently, I’ve noticed an increase in popularity in “What Not To Say” articles. I’m sure you’ve seen these. They have titles like, “Never Say THIS To A Mom Of Quintuplets” or “What Not To Say To Moms Of Curly Headed Kids” or “Don’t Ask A Mom […]
The Terrorist in My Bed
The author of this piece has chosen to remain anonymous. It was him or me. I was not going to die today. And certainly not at the hands of this mad man, the monster my fiancé had now become. He threw me on the bed while I was holding my […]