19 Mom-Themed Cocktails To Make For Your Next Playdate: 2024 Updated
Now, we’re not encouraging you to drink. Personally, we happen to enjoy a cocktail or two on occasion! But…
Mom Wanted to Know How to Ask About Guns Before Playdates, and Dear Abby’s Advice Was Terrible
Dear Abby is normally a reliable and level-headed advice columnist, but she just gave out some of the worst…
The 10 Worst Places To Meet Mom Friends
Meeting mom friends is hard. If you’re lucky enough to already hang out with a group of people who…
Your Kid Is Probably A Totally Different Person Around Their Friends
Yesterday, we had a play date at this house. It seems pretty banal but it’s kind of a huge…
Arranging Playdates For My Kid Makes Me Feel Like I’m In Middle School
”Did they text back yet?” I look at my phone for what feels like the 80th time. ”No. Not…
10 Reasons Tacos Are Way Better Than Other People’s Kids
Ah, the sun rises on another taco Tuesday, and the world is a banquet of choices. Will you have…
I’m Not Here To Make Friends With My Kid’s Friends’ Parents
When my daughter was little, I felt a distinct an obligation to make nice with the parents of her…
10 Ways To Lose A Mom Friend FOREVER
Mom friends are really hard to come by. Trust me, I know. I have had a really hard time…
You’re A Jerk If You Exclude SAHDs From Your Playdates
If I see one more story about a father who’s been excluded from a playdate, been side-eyed at a…
Douche-Proof Your Next Play Date With These 10 Commandments
Once your kid hits school age, play dates are either the most awesome or most awful thing ever in…
10 Reasons You Don’t Get To Dump Your Kids Off For A Playdate
I don’t mind my kids having friends over, but I hate playdates in general. There is one family of…
What Your Playdate Style Says About You
Playdates say a lot about not just what kind of host you are, but what kind of parenting substitute…
10 Mommy Words I Hate
Contemporary parenthood, if you’re a lady, is rife with all kinds of cutesy terminology that I personally cannot stand….
My Son Got Invited To A Nannies-Only Playgroup
Like Maria Guido, I too am an ”old mom.” I had my first baby when I was 29, my…