Queen of the Crosswalk

My son doesn’t get out of school for another twenty minutes but I have found a massive parking spot that I have easily glided into without any second glances. No sensors even had the nerve to beep at me because there was no one the fuck around. Unfortunately it wasn’t the same situation for the […]

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Thar She Blows

Lights were flashing behind me as I was driving. I quickly asked myself if I had been driving badly but I knew that couldn’t be it. It had been weeks since I crashed into anything… I barely noticed them because my window tint is so dark on my vehicle. And then I realized I was […]

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The Babysitter is Your Mom Now

My husband and I were in the back seat of an Uber, heading downtown for a concert on a very rare night out for the two of us. Our three children were left under the watchful eye of our angel of a babysitter. I swear to God she was sent to this Earth solely for […]

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This Cult Isn’t For Me

I love MY kids. But I don’t love kids. There is a difference. Now before you get all judgmental, let me go into more detail as to why I’m a terrible person… I like babies. The useless ones that are so brand new they can’t move or talk yet. They just squeak a little. But […]

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You’re a Good Mom.

I was heading to bed around midnight when I heard a gurgling sound from down the hall. I knew what it was. I opened the door to my son’s bedroom to discover he had got sick all over the place. I managed to get his clothing changed, wash him, rip the bedding from his mattress […]

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Losing Teeth & Losing Years

My baby is losing his first tooth. So I suppose I should not call him “my baby” anymore. Especially considering he is the oldest of three children. Many people on my social media are currently in the throes of parenthood so my feed is packed full of articles about motherhood and being in “survival mode” […]

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