parenting

What The Parenting Books Don't Tell You: Three-Year-Olds Are Jerks

Three year olds don’t mean to be assholes; they just are.
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Family Drama, parenting, kids, three year olds, the asshole years, what the parenting books don't tell you

May 15, 2013 at 2:00pm | 111 comments

mother's day

Do I Really Have to Plan My Own Mother's Day?

I recognize that it’s ridiculous of me to demand that something be planned in my honor, while at the same time insisting that I shouldn’t be the one to plan it.
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Family Drama, mother's day, moms, kids, co-parents who can't be bothered to plan a simple brunch, martyrs

May 8, 2013 at 1:00pm | 128 comments

kids

Are Boys Easier to Raise Than Girls?

Those quiet three-year-old girls playing nicely with their blocks? They're going to be horrible to their moms in about 10 years.
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Family Drama, kids, parenting, boys vs. girls, parenting challenges

Apr 26, 2013 at 9:00am | 196 comments

1990s

I'm Growing Out My Pixie Cut And Now I Have 1990s Mom Hair

I am but a few chunky highlights away from shopping at my local Talbots.
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Beauty, 1990s, mom hair, hairstyles of yesteryear, looking my age, do this don't

Apr 19, 2013 at 2:30pm | 121 comments

coconut butter

This Substance Might Help Me Break My Addiction to Sugar AND Give Me Glowing Skin

I am coming to terms with the fact that I may, in fact, have A Problem when it comes to sugar.
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Healthy, coconut butter, addicted to sugar, coconut oil, glowing skin, delicious things, recipes

Apr 18, 2013 at 1:00pm | 134 comments

pregnancy

Fergie "Let" Strangers Touch Her "Baby Bump" But I Almost Knifed One Old Lady Who Did The Same To Me

Gods of writing and all that is decent, this is the only time I will ever use the term "baby bump."
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Family Drama, pregnancy, Fergie, baby bump (gag), personal space, consent

Apr 17, 2013 at 11:30am | 100 comments

illeism

Mommy Speaks About Herself In The Third Person, And Other Stuff That Probably Annoys Everyone

We are all super annoying to each other, now that we always know what everyone else is doing and thinking, at all times.
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Family Drama, illeism, The Rock, facebook, parenting, kids, being annoying

Apr 5, 2013 at 10:00am | 183 comments

what the parenting books don't tell you

What The Parenting Books Don't Tell You: 3 Things To Do Before The Baby Is Born

Seriously, why does no one tell you this stuff?
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Family Drama, what the parenting books don't tell you, babies, stool softener, cars, having babies, why did no one tell me this stuff

Mar 29, 2013 at 11:30am | 144 comments

what the parenting books don't tell you

What the Parenting Books Don't Tell You: It's OK to Feel Ambivalent About Your Kid

When my son was a baby, I often imagined what my life would be like if I had NOT had a child -- and yes, sometimes I wished that I hadn’t.
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Family Drama, what the parenting books don't tell you, parenting, kids, new babies, ambivalence

Mar 27, 2013 at 3:00pm | 197 comments

moms

Do Other Moms Ever Do Anything Fun?

Ask me how many movies I've seen since my kid was born.
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Family Drama, moms, fun, parenting, no fun, I haven't seen a movie in forever, mom rut

Mar 26, 2013 at 11:30am | 224 comments