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, […]
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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 […]
16 Undeniable Laws of Motherhood
When you become a mom, you learn all about the Laws of Motherhood right away. These laws don’t make any sense, but they are fact. Maybe our kids hate us, maybe it is payback for all the trouble we gave our own mothers, or maybe we lost so many brain […]
To Hell in a Handbag: Why Moms Can’t Have Nice Things
by Mary Widdicks of Outmanned “It’s designer.” My husband beamed at me with such pride you would have thought he’d tanned the leather of the handbag himself with his own blood, sweat, and tears. I turned the large grey bag over in my hands, admiring the luscious purple lining and […]
7 Reasons I’m Hiding in the Bathroom
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Hannah Murphy of Naps and Nostalgia. We’ve all been there, haven’t we? We’ve all found ourselves sitting on the floor of our bathrooms counting to ten at some point, right? Please tell me I’m not alone in this parental failure department. Tell me I’m not […]
What’s That Spot? Business Attire for the Working Mom
By Liv of Live By Surprise The one thing about being a working mother is, no matter how hard you try to leave the house without some bit of something on your clothing, you can’t. It must be some weird physics thing. There’s like a vortex or something from the […]
Shout Out to the World’s Okayest Moms
Hey there, sister. I see you Febreezing those toddler jeans for the third time this week and scraping the crumbs off the kitchen table onto the floor, hoping the dog will eat them before anyone notices and you can get away without sweeping in there another day. That’s right. You […]
20 Tell-Tale Signs You Parent an Anxious Kid
Parenting an anxious kid is like parenting a different species. Those of you who have anxious kids know what I mean. When you are in the trenches with an anxious kid – you better learn to laugh. Not sure you have an anxious kid? Here are some tell-tale signs! […]