Archive for January 2013
Don't believe what you see on facebook, twitter, pinterest, or google + (for people who are way cooler than I am and know WTH that even is)
Dear friend who told me tonight that she’s getting divorced, First let me say that I really enjoyed catching up. Please can we not let six months pass again without talking? But here’s the thing. We discussed a lot of things, and I just don’t get it. I mean, I follow you online religiously and... Read more »
How the F do you spell matzah and holy shit can a baby be racist?!!!
So a couple of weeks ago we’re at a restaurant waiting for my hubby to pay and my kids’ faces are all smushed against the glass where the desserts are, when the guy behind the counter asks if we want anything. I kindly say no thank you because my daughter only ate like 1/16th of... Read more »
Elimination Communication, or as I like to call it WTF?
Pardon my French but I just have to vent for a minute. I am soooooo fucking sick of diapers!!!! Phew, I feel better now. Wait, no I don’t. That didn’t help at all because tomorrow I’m still going to have to change my son’s diaper like 8,000 times again. Like today after nap I put... Read more »
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Quentin Tarantino, you don’t know jack about ear torture
Remember that scene in Reservoir Dogs when the guy gets his ear cut off and then doused in gasoline? At the time I sat there on the edge of my seat thinking, holy shit, it doesn’t get worse than that. But now I’m like that’s an F’ing walk in the park compared to what my... Read more »
Guess what my daughter named her new doll. WORST. NAME. EVER.
So your kiddo gets a new stuffed animal or doll or God forbid a live animal (that will either suck because it lives for years and years and you have to take care of it or because it dies and you have to make up some stupid shit about F’ing iguana heaven to console your... Read more »
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Karen is the ridiculously hairy, self-deprecating writer of the blog Baby Sideburns. She has spent the past fifteen years working for national advertising agencies until she was promoted to her newest favorite job— Mommy. She lives with her two amazing kiddos and a very forgiving husband who is kind enough not to call her Cousin It when she undresses for bed every night.
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