Okay Ladies. Enough is enough. It’s time for you to make yourselves a priority. I know how hard it is when you first become a mother. And I fully understand there is a period of time when all you might be able to manage is taking care of a newborn. But that phase should not […]
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It’s Okay If You Didn’t Do Anything For Your Kids On Valentine’s Day. (And It’s Also Okay If You Did).
When I was a kid (and actually all the way up until I had kids of my own) my grandma sent me a card for Valentine’s Day. Her cards always had some sort of treat taped inside, like a quarter or one stick of Wrigley’s gum in the foil wrapper, as well as a little […]
What’s a fucking apple? and 41 other not so shining parenting moments.
We’ve all had one. That really regrettable parenting moment. If we are going to be honest, we’ve all had many of them. And we will all have many more. But for some reason, we feel like we must be the only one on the planet to have had a parenting fail. I recently received a […]
No, you are not the Worst. Mom. Ever… 10 Things All Moms Will Do
Last week was crazy. So crazy that on Friday I totally forgot to take everyone to Number 5 and 6’s art show at preschool. Oops. A few kids ago I would have beat myself up over it. A few weeks ago I probably would have too. But now I know better. Because you will fuck up. […]
Think you’re the Worst. Mom. Ever? Read this, and you might feel better.
Yesterday an old college friend of mine left a comment in response to yesterday’s post, explaining how she had lost track of her son at a soccer game. Now she’s consumed with tremendous guilt. I just feel like the worst parent ever, she said. All I can say is, you’re not. And you know why? […]
Congratulations on your new baby! We’ll throw in a side of Mom Guilt to go with that for free.
We are down to our last three days of school. Which means we are in the end-of-the-year-party zone. I hate end-of-the-year parties. And all the activities that go along with them. The relay races. The water balloon tosses. The ice cream sundaes. The crafts. I hate making awkward conversation with moms that I don’t know […]