[This was originally written and published in October 2021, as you may be able to tell from my use of the word “cheugy”. Re-posting in October 2024, a few days after our fourth annual disastrous trip to the pumpkin patch.] Welp. Just got back from a family trip to the old pumpkin patch. It was… Continue reading 20 Easy Steps to Taking Your Kids to the Pumpkin Patch
I’m a “bad” mom. I’m also a good mom. That must apply to almost every mother out there, because we’re all human and we all have our strengths and weaknesses. With my fifth Mother’s Day since I became a mom just in the rearview mirror, I’m thinking about whether I deserve to be celebrated. Just… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day To All the Bad Moms
Being a mom has inspired me. Not to be a better person, really–I’m less fun, less punctual, and probably a worse employee and friend than I used to be– but to be a more entrepreneurial person. If someone had asked me before my first kid was born for a business idea, I wouldn’t have had… Continue reading Someone Should Open These Businesses For Moms: Playground Coffee Cart, Summer Camp With No Enrollment Limit, Drive-Thru Diapers
Happy January, everyone. We’re four weeks into the new year, and like many people, I’ve already given up on my resolution. I told myself that as soon as the calendar turned to 2024, I was going to stick to a strict bedtime routine for my 4-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter. I didn’t even do it… Continue reading New Year, Same Mom: Accepting the Messiness of Motherhood
Another week, another vent session about certain parenting-focused Instagram posts. For the most part, Mom Instagram is my friend. I post ridiculous things my kids do and read about the ridiculous things other little kids do. I have learned how to deal with toddler tantrums and received tons of other advice tidbits from seasoned, smart… Continue reading Instagram Posts That Irked Me This Week
Any other moms out there feeling weirdly ashamed for how they acted or didn’t act before they became a mom? And in a similar vein, any non-moms feeling shame for simply … not being a mom? Over the last several months, I’ve noticed several posts popping up on Instagram that say something like this: That’s… Continue reading Non-Mom-Shaming: Let’s Hope This Isn’t a Trend
This is one of those stories about my kid that seems funny to me. But I’m not sure if it’s actually funny or funny only to me, because I’m his mom and I think everything he does is either infuriating or hilarious. Let me know what you think: Funny, or only funny to his mom?… Continue reading My Son and the Coconut: A Story in Pictures
Another summer, another round-up of my favorite beach reads–adult books, with no pictures and no grubby hands trying to rip a page out before you’re finished with it! I’ve always been a big-time reader. When I was pregnant with my first kid, people kept saying to me: “You better get all your reading in now;… Continue reading Book Recs For You (Not Your Kids), Volume 2
I’m obsessing over something this week. Maybe it’s silly, and maybe it’s not. That’s why I’m obsessing over it, I think: Because I don’t know if it’s silly. This is embarrassing, but I got into a bit of an online comment battle last week. It stemmed from a post on Refinery29’s Money Diaries series, in… Continue reading Having a Dog Is Not Like Having a Baby, Part 2: AITA?
I’m discovering where the term “threenager” comes from. To be clear from the get go, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with being three or being a threenager or being a teenager, or acting in a completely developmentally appropriate way. In fact, there’s everything right! I welcome this phase. But … the hardest phase is the one… Continue reading Oh, So This Is What “Threenager” Means
