I was in seventh grade. Maybe eighth. I was having a hard time "finding myself" as I watched those around me submerge, never to be seen again, in the various social cliques of middle school. Preps? Brains? Jocks? Bad Girls? I owned an argyle sweater, had a 4.0 GPA, played softball, and had a smart ... » Learn More about This One Time I Took Stuff Without Paying For It…
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Disney Told My Kids to Kill Me
The kids were playing so nicely. No one was using the other as a balance beam, no one was arguing over the "not broken" pretzel. The baby, nursing contentedly, clung to the soft fabric of my shirt with one of her chubby hands. She graced me with a mid-suckle grin before succumbing to sleep. As ... » Learn More about Disney Told My Kids to Kill Me
Oversharing: Group Poop
A contributor to the New York Times Bestseller, I Just Want to Pee Alone, is here to share her funny. She also happens to be one of my favorite writers and people: Amy's blog, Funny is Family, will make you laugh, cry, and then eat. No, really; she feeds my ... » Learn More about Oversharing: Group Poop
Grandparenting: It Isn’t For Everyone
Recently, I've been ignoring the love of my life (HGTV) in order to devour The Honest Toddler: A Child's Guide to Parenting. Between fits of giggles and poking my sleeping husband in the forehead to read him hilarious excerpts, I barely have time to put away the folded laundry that has been ... » Learn More about Grandparenting: It Isn’t For Everyone
5 Reasons You Should NOT Buy The Bigger Book of Parenting Tweets
Are you on Twitter? If you just said, "What's Twitter?", then the answer is no, you are not on Twitter. Think of Twitter as text messages with a limit; you only have 140 characters (and spaces count!) to convey your joke, thought, or otherwise useless and uninformative quip. And the people ... » Learn More about 5 Reasons You Should NOT Buy The Bigger Book of Parenting Tweets
I Stalked a Baby Sideburns Fan and Here’s What Happened
One week ago, my sweet baby girl turned the big 0-1. For the days leading up to her birthday, I held my Facebook pals captive and reminisced by binge-sharing photos, memories, and everything I'd ever written for or about her. By the end of the day on April 14th, my ovaries were in overdrive. ... » Learn More about I Stalked a Baby Sideburns Fan and Here’s What Happened
Do You Have Gross Feet? Stop it.
I told myself it wasn't going to happen. Not this year. Nope! I would be prepared and not caught off guard. I would rock those flip-flops on the first flip-flop worthy day and have NO SHAME. Then it happened. This year. Yep. I wasn't prepared and certainly caught off guard. I rocked flip flops ... » Learn More about Do You Have Gross Feet? Stop it.
I’m A Really Good Mom
It was the winter of 2012. My almost-two and almost-four-year-olds were suffering from a bad case of cabin fever. It was too cold to head to the park, the snow too deep to let my littles frolic around outside. The girl would surely be lost in a drift and, if I'm being honest, I don't do ... » Learn More about I’m A Really Good Mom
Parents, Stop Using Labels As Scapegoats
"Do you think she has a...problem?" My husband asked this about our three-year-old because, recently, she has become really stellar at looking us square in the face and completely ignoring the words coming out of our mouths. I've noticed she normally utilizes this tactic when asked to do ... » Learn More about Parents, Stop Using Labels As Scapegoats
When a Type-A Becomes a Parent
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Carter’s. I received a complimentary gift card to facilitate my review and thank me for my participation. I'm a typical first child; a people-pleasing follower of the rules. As you can imagine, my by-the-book ... » Learn More about When a Type-A Becomes a Parent