
03/01/16
Please, Don’t be a Mean Girl Mom
I never do this, but this woman pissed me off, so I wrote about it.
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This weekend is the Oscars and I have not seen any of the movies. I did catch pieces of “The Martian” while tending to two small children on a plane, but I don’t think that counts.
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I thought sleeping at a museum was pure made-up Hollywood movie magic, but apparently, it is a real thing available to the public. Mazzy and I got to experience it for ourselves.
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Why not bring the fun back to February 14th by exchanging Valentines again—this time with your mom friends? I’ve got the perfect cards for you.
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Here’s what happens to parents when reality sets in and we remember why we had all those delightfully terrible habits in the first place.
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01/25/16
Mazzy and Harlow Battle the Blizzard
This weekend’s blizzard taught me three things: Harlow hates the snow, Mazzy’s snow boots are missing and Mike knows how to save the day with a toboggan.
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It’s a new year. New beginnings. A time for second chances and renewed hope. Unless you’re talking about the car drop-off and pick-up lines at school. That shit never changes.
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Guessing the contents of a baby food jar is good clean fun, but wouldn’t it be nice if baby shower games actually prepared the mom-to-be for what lies ahead? Even if she wishes none of it were true.
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01/14/16
Laughing at the Unlaughable
Sometimes the things that make you laugh the hardest are the things you are not supposed to laugh about at all. Like your kid falling.
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For the past six years, my kids have woken me up earlier than I wanted or needed to get up, which I thought was a bad thing. But now I know needing to wake your kids up is way worse.
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7yo Cara Grimard is no dope. Knowing her Christmas break was ending soon, she presented this VERY official school document to her dad.
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Whether you are hanging out with the boy who refuses to call it a night or the girl who keeps taking her top off, I can’t think of a better way to ring in the New Year than getting drunk with some babies!
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From play date problems to public bathroom problems, here are the 20 most popular (which I’m guessing also means they are the most common) average parent problems of 2015.
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12/30/15
Top 10 Posts on Mommy Shorts in 2015
Just because I wrote a post about teaching toddlers to listen, DOES NOT MEAN I HAVE MASTERED ANY OF THOSE SKILLS. (Don’t tell that to all the people clicking on it from Pinterest though.)
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Here’s a list of new habits for Harlow to focus on in the new year. Will she stick to them? Let’s just say, she’s got just as good a shot as you do with that detox you’re planning.
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