I used to be fairly accepting of the “short-comings” that sometimes existed in my potential suitors. Now in my 30’s I feel like it’s nonsense that I have…
A. Step into the witches coven Sip upon the mothers’ brew Wait for unsolicited advice given See who needs to feel superior to whom. B. Feel the subtle…
Back in the 1980s, when I wasn’t watching bitchin’ Madonna videos on MTV, I became aware of the saying “You can have it all.” To young women like…
My boys are having a tough time. My boys. They are teenage boys and they’re having a hard time socially which I think some might think is odd.…
Mothers often excel in areas where politics fail, especially when it comes to conflict resolution. I’ve known more than one mom who could end sibling rivalry with a…
Yep, it’s a thing. And if you haven’t yet been involved in a shopping cart rage incident yet – as perpetrator, victim or witness – you will soon…
After school on Tuesdays, my youngest son and I travel 38 minutes to his occupational therapist in a neighboring city that sits on the state line. Living where…
Most of the time, I am an awesome mom. You can ask anyone: my friends, my family, my ex-husband, even my kids. But sometimes I can be a…
It would be hard to describe the shenanigans that go on in the cadre writer group here at Blunt Moms. Certainly when you get a bunch of writers, who are also stressed out Moms, there will be hilarity and some epic rudeness. One day we were talking about how the swamp creatures who surround the
I’m a mid-life, out-of-shape housewife pretending to be a ballerina when my kid is at school. Why? Maybe it’s because I was deprived of ballet lessons growing up,…
The mantra for my mothering style is this: don’t be an asshole. A solid rule for the kid, but also for me. Wouldn’t it be rad if all…
I made it. The end of a year in which I learned to forgive myself, invest in myself, be okay with whatever came up (or fell down) and…
I am tired of people discussing the vaccination “debate” or “both sides” of the vaccination discussion. There are not two sides to this issue. There is one side:…
I have read that a lot of childless couples say that they always feel like they have to justify their decision to not have kids. That they feel…