33 Things You Don’t Know About Me

Last weekend, I was hanging out with friends when my cousin pulled me aside and told me she had been reading my blog: “It’s not bad, but it comes off really stiff and formal. I hope my saying so doesn’t piss you off, but I think you’re used to academic writing and you need to […]

To Carseat Manufacturers Everywhere

Someone needs to invent carseats that automatically snap around your kids like Ironman suits. I’d definitely buy them, assuming they cost less than the car.

The World of Kid Food Vs Adult Food

I don’t know about the rest of the world, but in America, we believe there is such a thing as “kid food” and “adult food.” Kid food is soft, bland, and unchallenging. It may be sweet, but never spicy. Adult food, on the other hand, includes stuff like sushi, bitter vegetables, and anything with pepper. […]

I Witness the End of Cool as My Husband Starts Saying Dad Stuff

Remember when you were kid, and even more as a teenager, how clueless you thought your parents were? They had all this power and money, yet made baffling choices. Instead of eating pizza and watching comedy, for example, your folks preferred watching golf and looking at paint swatches instead. It’s not a sane choice for anyone with options. And it didn’t stop there. You’d watch […]

Doctor McStuffins Breaks Up the Princess Monopoly

We went to the pediatrician yesterday, where my daughter kept screaming down the hallways: “DOCTOR STUFFINS!!!” She just knew Doc McStuffins was working there and wanted to meet her. And clearly, Doctor Stuffins must have been somewhere. Doctors hang out at hospitals and this is the only hospital Brontë knows about. I could not talk her […]

My Daughter Decides I’m an Artistic Genius

I’m not a morning person, never have been. Usually waking up in a grumpy fog, my arms tend to flail around for my coffee cup before I stagger at the bathroom sink to splash cold water on my face. Children, on the other hand, LOVE getting up early, leaping out of bed with all the energy of prancing chihuahuas who are high […]

Six Word Story Challenge: Failure

“Soul pricing: now a buyer’s market” This was my entry for this week’s Six Word Story Challenge at Sometimes Stellar Storyteller. These writing challenges are so fun and anyone can participate. Why don’t you come play too? 🙂

Nominated for a One Lovely Blog Award :)

Hello everyone! One of my blogger friends, a sweet young woman from India, nominated me for a Lovely Blog Award. Her blog is adorable and she is a sweetheart. You can check it out here: https://itsmeharshi.wordpress.com I am so touched that she follows me and that she nominated my blog. Here are the Award´s Rules: […]

Sibling Torture Tactics

My husband John and I were both only children, so by having two kids, we knew we were setting forth into a brave new world. Both of us, like many only children, always dreamed about having a sibling we could pal around with. Of course, these were imaginary siblings, the pinky-swearing, truce-keeping pretend siblings who were so much better […]

My Daughter Sets Me Straight About Girls and Chickens

Me: Hester and Rosie are girls. They lay eggs. Brontë (slightly concerned): No, Mommy. Hester and Rosie are chickens. Me: They are girl chickens. Brontë (very patiently): Mommy… I? A girl. These? Chickens. Lay eggs. Chickens lay eggs. Not girls. My daughter Brontë has very particular ideas about what it means to be female, possibly […]