Category: Humor

Halloween Means My Daughter is Thinking of Christmas

Halloween Means My Daughter is Thinking of Christmas

Never let it be said my daughter isn’t imaginative. She’s working on her Christmas wish list already, and it was really hard keeping a straight face as she asked me how to spell various things. Here’s what she wants so far: Goldfish with everything I need to take care...

The Putting the Kids to Bed Drinking Game

The Putting the Kids to Bed Drinking Game

Some nights getting the kids to bed isn’t easy. They’re bright eyed and bushy tailed when you’re ready for them to get to bed. This has lead to me and my husband joking about a drinking game for getting the kids to bed. Standard drinking game rules, except you...

What's the Dangerous Part of this Toy?

What's the Dangerous Part of this Toy?

My mom gave my son a new toy the other day. It’s pretty cute, an inflatable remote control dump truck. He loves it, especially since he can use it in the house and not worry much about bumping into walls. But one part of it comes with a warning...

Maybe They Should Work for NASA

Maybe They Should Work for NASA

At least that’s what my husband said when I pointed out the conversion error from pounds to kilograms on the diapers his mother bought for us from Walmart. It caught my eye because the Pampers Swaddlers we got from the hospital had a completely different answer, despite the number...

'Twas a Few Days Before Christmas – A Mother's Story

'Twas a Few Days Before Christmas – A Mother's Story

Twas a few days before Christmas, and all through the house The children were running, their usual carouse. The furniture and floors had been cleaned up with care; In hopes that somehow no messes they’d bear. Ornaments were nestled into the tree and spread In hopes that the children...