STFU Parents: Labor Day Isn’t About Birth Stories, And Yet Here We Are
Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone! If you’re anything like most Americans, you’re planning to take the upcoming weekend to…
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STFU Parents: Parents Who Accuse Everyone Else of Getting Their Kids Sick Are Hypocrites
(iStockPhoto/Ben_Gingell) The calendar may say “spring,” but it still feels like winter for one group of people in particular: parents. Their kids…
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STFU Parents: Wait ‘Til You Have Kids, Then You’ll Know Tired!
Daylight Saving Time is this weekend, which always falls in the Top 5 days every year that parents complain about something entirely predictable. It…
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STFU Parents: Funny Parents Who Are Making Things Slightly More Bearable Right Now
Another week, another onslaught of anxiety-filled news. I don’t know about you guys, but waking up every day and…
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STFU Parents: Anti-Vaxxer Parents On Facebook Are Crazier Than Ever And Making Me Itchy
About a year ago, Robert DeNiro finally buckled under mounting public pressure and canceled the screening of the controversial anti-vaxx-leaning (aka…
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STFU Parents: Yoonique Names Beyonce Should Consider For Her Babies
Recently, Beyonce set a new record on Instagram when she announced that she’s pregnant with twins. Most people appeared to be very…
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STFU Parents: Kellyanne Conway Exalts Motherhood Because She Has An Agenda
Yesterday, as I was scrolling through Twitter and contemplating paying $3+ for an avocado so America’s toddler president can build…
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STFU Parents: Top 6 Tips For Parents In 2017
So far in 2017, aside from contemplating the end of democracy as we know it, we’ve learned a few things about…
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STFU Parents: Funny Parents On Facebook Are The Holiday Gift That Keeps Giving
As we cautiously crawl over the finish line in 2016, I’d like to take a minute — just one…
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STFU Parents: Parents Who Are Doing It Wrong On Social Media This Christmas
The holidays have arrived, and you know what that means! Endless pictures of children sitting on Santa’s lap, occasional videos from school holiday…
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STFU Parents: Tragedyjacking, Paid Family Leave Policies, And Daycare Shaming On Facebook
Several months ago, I wrote a column that never ran about “daycare shaming” and victim blaming. I’d prepared it…
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STFU Parents: Pet Parents Are Guilty Of Overshare Crimes, Too
Remember the days and weeks leading up to Election Day here in the States? It seems like roughly 100…
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STFU Parents: Giving Thanks For All The Cool Parents
One of the best parts of running STFU, Parents is that at least once a week, I get an awesome email, comment, or tweet that says…
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STFU Parents: Yoonique Baby Names That Confirm Our Societal Demise, Part II
Back in June, which now feels like a lifetime ago, I wrote Part I to this column, which included the names Vallen-Tyne,…
