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12/13/16

The Good, the Bad and the Bunny Ears of My Family’s Holiday Card Photo Shoot

In addition to the lovely photo I ended up using for our holiday cards, I thought it would be a great service to share ALL THE PHOTOS that led up to the winning shot.

11/15/16

37 Babies Smashing Cake Like They’d Never Get Cake Again

In honor of Harlow’s birthday, I’m giving out cake smash awards. What’s a cake smash? Babies going to town on their first birthday cakes while their parents wonder how they’re gonna clean up the mess.

10/28/16

50 Awesome Halloween Costumes for Kids from Truly Brilliant Parents

I’m taking a look back at the past five years of Halloween Costume Awards to bring you my absolute favorites. I hope they don’t make you feel totally inferior about your kid’s lameass costume.

10/27/16

The 12 Phases of Waiting with your Kids While You Get a Prescription Fulfilled

“Your prescription will take about a half hour to fill,” the pharmacist says. Okay, we think. We can do this. How hard could waiting a half hour with two children in a pharmacy be?

10/21/16

Meet 31 Kids Featured in my Book!

One of my favorite things about my book is all the other kids featured alongside Mazzy and Harlow. There are picky eaters, evil glarers, big cry babies and bed hoggers. Check them out then and now.

09/22/16

10 Ways You Know You’re a Remarkably Average Parent

#1) You decide to buy your kid ice cream to reward her for good behavior and then at the ice cream shop, she has a kicking screaming crying meltdown because they are out of sprinkles.

09/20/16

How You Use Your Phone, Before and After Kids

Your smartphone was obviously already a big part of your pre-baby life. But now with tiny humans in the mix, you rely on it in totally new and different ways.

09/08/16

44 Kids Determined to Ruin their First Day of School Photo

If your kids wouldn’t smile to commemorate their first day of school, don’t worry. You are definitely not alone.

08/18/16

Why We Wore It Then VS. Why We Wear It Now

You might think your fashion choices have changed since becoming a mother, but turns out, you are wearing the same things you always did, just for entirely different reasons.

08/16/16

The Annual Summer Reunion of the Mikes

On our annual trip to Silver Lake, Mazzy wiped out while tubing, Harlow conquered the bouncy castle and we took a detour to Niagara Falls. Despite photo evidence to the contrary, I swear we had a good time.

08/16/16

What If Phelps Face was a Parenting Meme?

Michael Phelps’ angry face has been making the rounds with people assigning ridiculous reasons for his contempt. I like to think his anger is directed to the parenting problems I experience on the regular.

08/01/16

23 Times You Wanted Nothing to Do with Your Laundry

Why, when I finish a week’s worth of laundry, is there already a new load? Because a single kid creates more laundry than ten grown-ups combined.

07/29/16

If Mazzy and Harlow had Superhero Alter Egos

Whether it be climbing jungle gyms, outwitting grown-ups or deflecting bedtime with the simple request of a night time banana, Mazzy and Harlow are pretty powerful for such small people.

07/25/16

25 Photos that Show What Kids and Animals are Really Thinking

Thanks to everyone who submitted photos of their kids on the farm! Here are my favorites, captioned of course.

07/18/16

30 Summer Problems only Parents Understand

Remember when summer was just about wearing shorts? Now you have to deal with wet kids covered in sand screaming, “HOLD ME!!!!” and baby sunscreen that DOES NOT BLEND.