More Uses For Babies, Footwear Edition
Some years ago my husband gave me a pair of slippers for Christmas, shaped like puppies – puppies in whose nether orifices one was supposed to stick one’s feet – and he was pretty pleased with himself for having thought of such an awesome gift, because, as he reminded me, I had “always wanted a [...]
Bad Photo of the Week: Parenting, Ur Doin’ it Wrong
I started off writing this post in a snarky, satirical tone, but as I wrote I found myself becoming more and more bothered by this picture. It made me laugh at first – that equal parts shock/disgust/OMFG!/I’m-so-uncomfortable-I-have-to-laugh laugh, you know the one – but I can’t unsee this picture and I can’t get it out [...]
What Not to Do With Your Babies: The Water Sports Edition
Has anyone out there written a book for parents called What Not to Do With Your Babies yet? If not, someone should really get on that, with lots of chapters that have subheadings such as Drugs, Lose Them, and Go Windsurfing. Yes, that’s right – Go Windsurfing. Because apparently there are people out there who [...]
Bad Mom Weighs In On Baby Bong Incident.
So a mom posted a pic of her baby (apparently) huffing a bong on Facebook. Which: awww… his first bong hit. That’s SO cute! Not. Obviously, I have some serious issues with this whole situation… Firstly, marijuana is illegal in most places. Taking a photo and letting it get on the internet is just plain [...]
The Kim Kardashian Twitter Debacle: This Bad Mom Weighs In
Kim Kardashian recently sent the Internet all a-twitter after sending out a series of tweets about a woman who was seated next to her at a restaurant where she was having lunch. According to Kim, the woman both breast-fed and changed her baby at her table, and the celebutante/reality star took to Twitter to opine [...]
Bad Dad Needs Schooling In What’s Funny, And What’s Not
Dear Adam Carolla: I understand that you’re supposed to be a comic or something. That’s awesome. No, really. How many people get to make their living making jokes? That’s pretty cool. And I see that you make jokes about your kid, which, again, cool, I get that. I mean, I do it too, sort of. [...]
From The MamaPop Files: Sex Tapes Are The New Black
Have you heard what those Housewives are up to? It’s almost as though they think they can outdo Playmates and Kardashians on the trashy-trampy front. Oh, wait. Maybe they can. (Check out MamaPop for the full story.)
Friends Don’t Let Friends Wear Mom Jeans
I don’t know that I’m really certain what, exactly, a ‘mom jean’ is, and I’m a little bit worried about this, because I have horror of wearing ugly clothes, which, yes, can happen accidentally, because one year’s super cool! shoulder pads! are another year’s oh honey no and really, I just don’t want to be [...]
This Is The Way Feminism Ends, Not With A Bang But A Nip-Tasselled Onesie
So, you know how we were just asking whether or not our hair might be killing feminism? Which, you know, is a ridiculous question, because of course hair can’t kill feminism, unless it’s Kate Gosselin’s hair, in which case, it maybe could, but still. Anyway, the question is irrelevant. Hair isn’t going to be the [...]
And The Award For Parents Of The Year Goes To…
When I was pregnant with my firstborn I was terrorized by a recurring nightmare. It went something like this: I’d take my baby to the mall, get distracted by something (a fabulous shoe sale, a clown juggling ice cream cones, a fry truck) and completely forget about my child. It wouldn’t be until I’d gotten [...]
