National Whining and Tantrum Throwing Competition Kicks Off Today

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Not to brag, but if this were a real thing, my kids would sweep the competition. Which event would your kid medal in? 

The Load of Laundry That Broke Me

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It was one of those days, and I hit my breaking point. I’m sharing with you, so that you know it’s ok when you reach yours, too.
 

More Class, Less Sass. The Response to This Facebook Hater is Spot On!

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I was sassy, direct and maybe went a bit too far. What do you think? 

Quiz :: What Your Laundry Style Says About You

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Are you a Laundry Perfectionist, Realist or Loafer? Take this just-for-fun quiz to find out what it says about you. 

4 Steps to Defining Your Personal Brand of Parenting

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In parenting, as in life, your best bet is to be yourself (and to actually figure out what that means).

6 Ways to Throw a Baby Shower That’s Actually Fun

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Why should bachelorettes have all the fun? Having a baby is a bigger life change than getting married could ever be, so my friends and I treat it as such. All of these are actual ways we’ve celebrated the mom-to-be, even #6.  

That Time I Wanted to Kill the Goldfish

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Tell me you’ve had moments like this, too. Of course I knew having children would be a gigantic commitment, but I underestimated the micro commitments that come with them.

Toddler Calls Mom’s Bluff to Leave Without Him

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This scenario is dangerously close to happening in real life for me, so I wrote a fake news story about it.