What Was My Life Like Before Kids?

iPad babies, look away

You snooze, you lose

When you look in the mirror you see Wonder Woman, that's who you really are

How a parent disciplines their child is unique to each family, and you must respect that. A child has to learn what is kind and what is unkind, and what is socially acceptable and not—that is the importance of discipline.

“What a week!” Hits different when you're a parent…

When you're married, it's typically for the woman to take the man's last name. She doesn't have to; she can keep her maiden name, or the husband can take her last name. It's just a standard societal custom for the woman to take the man's. But what happens when you divorce? Apparently, it's pretty standard for the ex-wife to keep her husband's last name, especially if they have kids together. And in this story, that is exactly the case. Until the ex-husband's new fiance comes along. The finance…

That doesn't make up for their past misdeeds

Because Mom Friends Keep You Sane

Life does get better after motherhood

One woman made an enemy of her kid after she decided to liquidate her college fund in favor of her other daughter's finances. Let's call the children Anna and Maxine. Anna, a 24-year-old woman, gave birth to her 4th child, despite not actually being able to afford the first 4. It was well within her abilities to abstain from having a 4th kid, but she chose to have 1 anyway. See, Anna was unemployed due to health issues, and her husband worked at Walmart. As you can see, it's a winning combinati…

It's not fair

People in their twenties who are receiving buckets of money from their parents should learn a thing or two about respect. For some reason, spoiled kids treat their parents worse than kids who actually have to work for what they earn. Call it entitlement, call it privilege, call it whatever you want… I think it's absurd. This college graduate was receiving a monthly allowance of $1000 from her father, who was remarried to a woman she hated. The graduate, who we'll call Karen, was always being me…

The only reason any of us are enduring our workday for the sake of a measly paycheck is because life is expensive. Watching our bills, groceries, car payments, and rent go up every month isn't exactly an encouraging reality, but only a deluded person would think that the luxuries in life (like a full fridge and gas in your car) would come without a price tag–but then again...

boys will be boys

Do your job and childcare at the same time!