I wholeheartedly believe that some people are crunchy moms just to be contrarian. I understand not wanting your kids to eat nothing but processed food and soda pops, and I don’t think health and wellness are bad things to aspire for your family. But after seeing the very worst of mom Facebook, it’s hard to …
Seguir leyendo The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (October 21, 2024)

When I was a kid, I was told never to trust what anybody says online. As far as I was concerned, every person who anonymously messaged me was a criminal who would harm me. I believed that earnestly in elementary school, but you can’t maintain that delusion about every anon by the time you become …
Seguir leyendo The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (October 14, 2024)

Advocating for natural, at-home births has always been a part of the crunchy mom community. Growing up, I knew a mom who birthed three out of her four kids in a kiddie pool in her living room. One of those births was even live-streamed on Vimeo. No offense to this woman or anyone else who …
Seguir leyendo The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (October 7, 2024)

Parents will do all sorts of things to make sure their kids succeed. I understand moving to an area with a good school district or paying for SAT tutoring, but some parents take it too far. I know kids who were held back in elementary school so that they could be older than everyone in …
Seguir leyendo The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (September 30, 2024)

Mommy Facebook Groups are not known for constantly propping up the most correct opinions. They are often filled with fringe beliefs, and those who advocate for those beliefs with their whole chest aren’t known for being subtle. But occasionally, there will be a post from someone so unquestionably incorrect that every mother, whether liberal, conservative, …
Seguir leyendo The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (September 23, 2024)

I always get a kick out of comically underpaid babysitting requests. You only have to be a member of a mom Facebook group for about a week before you see posts like «I’m looking for a nanny to take care of our kids from 6 AM to 6 PM Monday through Friday. I can only …
Seguir leyendo The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (September 16, 2024)

I understand the impulse to complain about your kids. In fact, I think it’s a necessary thing to do when you’re an overwhelmed parent whose frustrations are falling on deaf ears. However, I think there’s a time and a place to do so. Talking to a therapist about your kids? That’s an A+ venue. Confiding …
Seguir leyendo The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (September 9, 2024)

I feel like one of the most significant contributing factors of the proliferation of wacky Facebook-driven conspiracy theories is boredom. People, especially parents whose kids are at school all day, get bored if they hang around the house with nothing to do, and their minds can wander in the most detrimental ways. If I had …
Seguir leyendo The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (September 2, 2024)

There are so many ways to be a bad parent. It’s way easier to neglect a kid’s emotional, educational, or medical needs than you might think. So many parents believe that they know better than teachers, doctors, and other professionals because their «mama hearts» are telling them they’re correct. It can be tempting to homeschool …
Seguir leyendo The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (August 26, 2024)

The first day of school is upon us, and you know what that means? It means that parents everywhere are going to be posting their children’s information via those little blackboards on Facebook for the next two weeks. I don’t know when those things emerged because I certainly wasn’t holding up my social security number …
Seguir leyendo The Most Entertaining Parenting Posts of the Week (August 19, 2024)