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Fright Fest '13 - Tease & Reveal: Toenail Edition
Tatiana the Documom has posted a picture on Facebook that’s so grim, it makes me physically shudder. The above conversation is a pretty apt description of her kid’s “barely there” toenail, but it still...
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Fright Fest 2013: Happy Halloween! After a couple of long and disgusting...
Fright Fest 2013: Happy Halloween! After a couple of long and disgusting weeks of Fright Fest, the big day is finally here. And you guys know what means: EVEN MORE GROSS STUFF. Yes, today will be...
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Fright Fest '13 - Tease & Reveal: Foot Edition
This is more a case of “STFU, Cousins” than “STFU, Parents,” and yet it’s terrifying and wrong all the same. From what I can gather based on Shianna’s “explanation,” her not-so-smart younger cousin...
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Fright Fest '13 - The Cloth Diaper Sanctimonsters
Something I’ve been meaning to post about that I’ll probably do a more in-depth investigative report on is diaper Facebook pages and the crazy stuff that happens on them. See, normally I would say,...
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Post-Halloween '13 MEGA-Round-Up!
Some people have been asking if Fright Fest is officially over — like really FOR REAL over — and the answer is OF COURSE IT’S NOT. It will be soon — so soon!! — but sadly I still have a few more...
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Fright Fest '13 - Placenta Round-Up
I held off posting this for as long as I could, but here we are. The moment of placenta truth. I think the thing that’s both fascinating and horrifying about placenta posts is that, much like...
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Fright Fest '13 - Tease & Reveal: The Sink vs. The Toilet
With only two posts remaining, we’re scarily close to the end of Fright Fest, but technically this post might be the grossest one of the season. For me, anyway, though people tend to have somewhat...
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Fright Fest 2013 - Pass The Tissues
Well, this is it. I’m queuing up Boyz II Men, curling up by the fire, and sipping swilling bourbon straight from the bottle, because Fright Fest is really, truly over. How it took us this long to get...
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Newborn Baby Visitation Rules and The Descent Into Sancti-Madness
At last, it’s time to talk about the latest ‘n greatest Facebook fad-turned-custom: The posting of a list of visitation rules or “light suggestions” by parents when they have a new baby, which is sort...
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New Adventures With Elf On The Shelf
Over the past few years, the holidays have exploded with various online bonanzas, the reasons for which are so irritatingly “internet generation,” I’m almost hate-posting this entry right now. Aside...
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Trends: "Pregnancy Facts" Edition
A recent annoying parenting trend has become so all-encompassing, it has quite literally (okay, not literally) taken Facebook by storm. One day the trend didn’t exist, and the next, POOF!, everyone on...
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Merry Christmas!
Christmas 2013Yeah, yeah, Christmas is already over, but NOT ON THIS BLOG IT’S NOT. I’ve been going through holiday submissions, and let me just say, the Lord hath given this most festive season. My...
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Christmas 2013: Inconsiderate Assholes Edition
We already know how much some parents hate parking far from a store’s entrance, especially with the kid(s) in tow. But having to park farther than 3 feet from the door AND tolerate inconsiderate...
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Christmas '13: Xmas Eve Round-Up
The lead-up to Christmas is almost as much a cause for celebration as the big day itself. People begin casting “Christmas” and “Santa” as central characters in their Facebook updates as early as...
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Christmas '13: A Narrative Poem
How charming is this satire of "A Visit From St. Nicholas," written by an adorable dad named Noah? His daughter’s festive barf not only inspired rhymes like “PJ’s / holidays” and “Christmas Eve / dry...
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Christmas '13: Xmas Day Round-Up
Happy New Year, everyone! The rest of this week is dedicated to holiday posts, and then next week we can truly begin ANEW. First up: more Christmas. We’ve seen the pre-Christmas submissions, and now...
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Christmas '13: Xmas Gifts Edition
For the final installment of this last year’s holiday posts, I’m sticking with the timeless tradition of examining the real meaning of Christmas: presents. Over the years, Christmas has gone from a...
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New Year's Eve MEGA Round-Up!
Continuing with my new tradition of posting about holidays anywhere from 1-4 weeks after they occur, let’s finally talk about the New Year in what will surely go down as one of the longest, most...
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The Ongoing Saga Of Parent Parking
Last week on Mommyish, I referenced a PostSecret entry that said: "I always park in spots reserved for expectant moms but I’ve never been pregnant… I just stick out my stomach & waddle into the...
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Valentine’s Day 2014 Ladies and gents, it’s that special time...
Valentine’s Day 2014 Ladies and gents, it’s that special time of year again. Love is in the air, and I’ve never caught a whiff of something so sweet. So…oddly fragrant. Er, wait a second — is...
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