The only way to get the girls to fall asleep in our hotel room is to split them up, which means Mazzy sleeps with Mike and I sleep with Harlow. And Harlow DOES NOT SLEEP.
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Ever since I started traveling with a first aid kit, I have become the most useful person around. Probably because my family is NOTORIOUS for travel injuries.
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04/19/16
Frozen is Far from Over
On Sunday, I took Mazzy and Harlow to a Frozen singalong led by Elsa herself, aka Idina Menzel. Of course, this makes sense to 6yo Mazzy but I bet 3yo Harlow was expecting something closer to a hologram of the cartoon.
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04/18/16
When Your Husband Packs for You
This past weekend, Mike had to pack a bag of clothes for me. Sounds easy enough, right? Nope. The stuff in my suitcase looked like it was selected by a drunk blind man.
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Is there something you are supposed to like doing with your kids that you just DON’T? For Karen Alpert (aka Baby Sideburns), that thing is the GODDAMN PARACHUTE.
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I asked parents to tell me the biggest threat they ever followed through on. Or the biggest threat their parents followed through on. The stuff family legends are made of.
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03/07/16
What Exactly is a Play Date?
This past weekend Harlow let know her very firm opinions on the definition of a “play date”. It is not a movie. It is not ice skating. And it is definitely NOT lunch.
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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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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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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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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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Welcome to a new series of real questions from real parents answered by Bethany from “Bad Parenting Moments”. Think Dear Abby, with less actual advice and more alcohol fueled snap judgements.
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What happens when one person thinks lowering the heat is a good way to save money and the other person is FREEEEEEEZING? It’s the argument of the week!
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