Dear Lady Who Yelled At Me This Morning, I did everything I needed to do in order to make things run smoothly this morning. I prepped a bunch of food yesterday so making lunches for the week would be easy, and we packed lunches yesterday. I also got all the laundry done yesterday. I helped […]
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Nothing Changes When Nothing Changes
I found out a week ago that my husband was let go from his job. I was angry. Really angry. I was angry because there was no warning. I was angry because we were completely unprepared. I was angry because he did nothing wrong and he was a really good employee. I was angry because […]
The Oath Of Motherhood
When you become a doctor, you have to take an oath. Same thing when you become president. I kind of think it should be a requirement when you commit to being a mom. There should be some sort of oath, right? As far as a I know, there isn’t. So I made one. Here it is… […]
An Open Letter to The View
Dear The View, My name is Susie Johnson, I’m forty six years old, and I live in Connecticut. Why am I telling you this? Because this morning a friend of mine posted on my Facebook page and told me that a post I had written here on the blog last year, If My Kid Is […]
No explanation necessary, thank you.
I remember when I started writing this blog, I thought to myself, I will really feel successful when I get a comment from someone who isn’t a friend. Or a relative. And then it happened. A comment from someone I had never met. It was exciting! A rush. It felt good. Three and a half years […]
If My Kid Is Being An Asshole, I Want You To Tell Me
In the past couple weeks I have found myself in a few different awkward positions where I haven’t quite known what the right thing to do is. In one situation, one of my kids got hurt by a friend’s kid. Like struck in the head with a rock. Should I say something? It was an accident. I knew […]