Wit Archives - Mommy Shorts

11/21/23

The Biggest, Best Holiday Gift Guide for Absolutely Everyone On Your List in 2023!

It’s here! The gift guide to end all gift guides!!! We worked super hard to come up with unique ideas for every kind of kid and adult we know!

11/22/22

The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide With Ideas for Everyone You Know in 2022!

Whatever holiday you celebrate and whoever you are shopping for, you are guaranteed to find a great gift idea in this crazy extensive guide!

03/09/21

Meghan’s Story has the Second Act Diana Would Have Wanted

I am glad that Meghan and Harry got out. Sometimes changing an institution is not worth sacrificing yourself.

11/18/20

The Very 2020 Mommy Shorts Halloween Costume Awards

Some of these costumes will only make sense in 2020. LET’S HOPE.

10/29/20

Pumpkin Pics and Corn Maze Anxiety? Yup, It’s Fall.

I am notoriously bad at corn mazes. Last year, it took us almost three hours to get out and I legit panicked. We ran out of water, my phone almost died and it was getting dark out!

10/22/20

Harlow’s History of Dressing Up Like Fashion Icons on Halloween

Mazzy has a history of dressing up as badass women for Halloween. Harlow, on the other hand, has been dressing up as the world’s biggest style icons since before she could walk.

09/30/20

Why I Deleted Social Media Apps From My Phone

“I am tired. Tired of the noise on the internet. Tired of getting mad every time I look at my phone. And tired of the constant pull toward a tiny device that is doing the thing it was built to do— suck my attention.”

08/05/20

There are No Good Options

I’m in New York City, where COVID cases are currently low, so I’ve been hoping that means we are in a better place to send our kids back to school. Our school is optimistic, but will that ultimately matter?

08/03/20

No Seriously— What’s Your Plan for School in the Fall?

The Holderness family put out a hysterical (and painfully accurate) video that sums up what all parents are going through right now.

07/29/20

Playgrounds are Open, But The Choice To Go Isn’t So Easy

Liz Faria talks about her decision to take her kids to their local playground after it reopened, what new rules have been put in place and how it felt to be there.

06/29/20

29 Parents Share The House Rules They have Abandoned During the Pandemic

Hopefully, this list will make you feel better about your own lack of structure and give you some great ideas!

06/26/20

11 Kinds of Dads in Quarantine

Yardwork Dad wants to escape the house and uses the removal of supposedly disruptive tree branches as an excuse to get some alone time.

05/26/20

Abandoning the Rules and Saying Yes to Everything

The rules inside the house have relaxed a lot, but that’s because the rules outside the house are way, way stricter.

05/14/20

Petty Party! 36 Parents Share Their Pettiest Complaints About Quarantine

Is your husband’s chewing driving you crazy? Will your kids NOT STOP TALKING??? Please, feel free to unload.

05/12/20

Seeing My Mom at a Distance on Mother’s Day

It had been more than two months since I had seen my mom’s face in person, and I have to admit, the sight of her (even in a mask from a distance) made me choke up a bit.