Every day I look back through old posts I’ve written on that same day in previous years, and if there are any that are still relevant or if I think they will be useful to readers, I repost them on Facebook. (Yes, I know I should be scheduling these in bulk at one time so […]
parenting fails
Mom Fail #1,877
We have two elementary schools in our district. One is for the kindergarten and first graders, and the other is for the second, third and fourth graders. In 8 days — EIGHT DAYS — we start school Thank you, Jesus. Every year, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade school has a meet and greet day. […]
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 […]
We’re All F*cking A**holes At Some Point
I don’t know about you, but my kids suck right now. Maybe it’s the end of the school year. Maybe it’s the anticipation of summer. Maybe it’s the lingering effects of a seriously shitty winter. I’m not sure of the reasons. But they suck. The fighting and arguing and ignoring and disrespecting is at an […]
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? […]
Yesterday I’d say I was magna cum laude.
Yesterday nobody stuffed an entire load of laundry in the toilet. No one broke a glass. There wasn’t a powder, or cereal, or toothpaste, or concealer, or white-out, or tampon, or bead, or band-aid, or paint, or poop, or nail polish, or fireplace ash, or shampoo, or conditioner, or powdered sugar extravaganza. When everything was […]