10 Reasons Moms Should Never Spend Time Away From Their Kids, Ever
A woman’s decision to spend time apart from her children can be a fraught one. Depending on who you…
Listen To Your Mother — Until She Judges Your Parenting
The relationship between a mother and daughter can be fraught with complication for a number of reasons. This is…
You Shouldn’t Feel Judged By Someone Else’s Parenting Decisions
Parenting is hard. As someone who excelled in school on the multiple-choice standardized test model, I struggle a lot…
This Fit Mom Shouldn’t Have To Apologize For Her Body
Abby Pell, fitness competitor and mother to a six-year- old daughter, has enraged legions of women who wear yoga…
There’s A Special Place In Hell For People Who Judge Cancer Survivors For Not Breastfeeding
For anyone who’s ever judged a woman for not breastfeeding her baby, first of all, congratulations on your Completely…
An Open Letter To Parents Who Write Open Letters To Other Parents After Observing Them For Five Minutes
Dear Parent Who Writes Open Letters To Other Parents After Observing Them For Five Minutes, How did you get…
‘Mama Needs A Drink’ Jokes Exist Because It’s The Damn Truth
I love it when people get all up in arms about “mama needs a drink” jokes. Chill out, people….
Real Or Fake? Parenting Pet Peeves Of The BabyCenter Boards
There’s something about the Internet that makes parents all kinds of judgy. And before you judge me for using…
Video Game Store Clerk Gets All Sanctimommy On Parents Buying Their Kids Violent Games
I don’t want my kids exposed to misogynistic language or racial slurs (even if they are said between people…
My Kid Is Just In A Crap Mood Stop Judging Me
You know sometimes at the end of a long day you’re in a crap mood and just want to…
Mommy Shaming: The New American Past-Time
The Olympics are coming this summer. Let me tell you that if “Mommy Shaming” were up for a…
Paper-Thin Walls Let My Neighbors In On My Parenting Defects
The saying goes, they don’t make ’em like they used to, but our house was built more than 100…
The Mommy Wars Are All In My Head
I felt like the worst mom ever when my older son started preschool. Like most working moms, I’d drop…
The New Mommy Wars: Are You A Slacker Mom Or A Super Mom?
As I sit reading the latest edition of the ongoing saga that is The Mommy Wars, as reported in…