Dear Snarky, My mother-in-law is messing with my pre-school daughter’s mind and I don’t like it. Since the day my daughter was born my mother-in-law has been angry that we named her after my mother […]
Author: snarkyinthesuburbs
The Lies We Tell, Believe and Brush Our Teeth With
I’ve been told a lot of lies over the years. This I realize is not shocking news because to live is to lie. We lie or get lied to all the time. Children are lied […]
Dear Snarky – Should I Quit My Boyfriend?
Dear Snarky, This morning when I woke up my boyfriend of 8 months presented me with a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts and a piece of paper taped to the doughnut box that said – “We […]
Dear Snarky – Evil Lurks Among us
Dear Snarky, My family and I had a wonderful Christmas opening presents. This year was especially poignant and meaningful because last January my mom died and I was diagnosed with breast cancer two days later. Yeah […]
Basement Woes
I have a basement problem. Well, I have a scary part of my basement problem. By that I mean the area of my basement that’s meant for storage is like a starter kit for “Hoarding […]
Dear Snarky – Watch Your Back
Dear Snarky, I had a Christmas gift exchange with my boyfriend’s family. I gave my boyfriend of 4 years a watch that he has wanted for a long time and it cost $2,500. I’ve been […]
Are All the New Holiday Movies Being Written by ChatGPT? 🤖🎄🎁
I know everyone is all abuzz about ChatGPT but honestly, I think it’s been around for years and we’re just now being told about it. The basis for my hypothesis is holiday movies. The Hallmark […]
Dear Snarky – Our Holiday Office Party Sucks
Dear Snarky, I’m about to pretend I have COVID because on Monday it’s time for the whole office holiday party gift exchange. It’s one of those stupid white elephant things and employees get a whole […]
Christmas Classics that Need An Update
Every year as a way to gear up for the holiday frenzy I start going through all of my Christmas cookbooks and decorating magazines for seasonal inspiration. This year though the books prompted some contemplation […]
Dear Snarky – The Christmas Tyrant
My family has a tradition of always catering to my stepmother’s wishes and we always go to her house for Christmas Eve dinner and back Christmas morning for breakfast. This along with visiting my […]
Holiday Memories That Got on the “Banned Family Activity List”
We’ve reached that time of year when I start my annual fretting about if I should finally make the switch to an artificial Christmas tree. My husband has been gently nudging me in that direction […]
Dear Snarky – I Didn’t Say “I Do” To this Wedding Bill
Dear Snarky, I’m freaking out! I recently got married and I just got a bill from our wedding planner for $3,500. I’m shocked because the wedding planner is my husband’s cousin and my now mother-in-law […]
Dear Snarky – Peace On Earth
Dear Snarky, Every year at Thanksgiving we ask my mother and father-in-law what they would like for Christmas. My father-in-law always says something golf related but the mother-in-law pulls the I don’t want anything but […]
Dear Snarky-Wedding Shakedown
Dear Snarky, I’m getting married on Saturday December 23 at my fiancé’s church. It is a beautiful old church and the Christmas decorations are gorgeous. My problem is my future mother-in-law who is a longtime […]
Giving Thanksgiving the Bird 🦃
How can I love Thanksgiving and yet hate the turkey part of the meal? It’s not even that I don’t like to eat turkey. I do. I enjoy a turkey sandwich but only if it’s […]
Dear Snarky – Wedding Invitation Nightmare
Dear Snarky, I’m in a panic. I’m getting married January 6 and my mother mailed my wedding invitations out almost three weeks ago. The problem is my future mother-in-law told me that most of the people […]
Dear Snarky – The Know it All & The Family Vacation
Dear Snarky, Several years ago, my mother-in-law died tragically from cancer. The entire family rallied around my father-in -law. Two years later Dad decided to seek out companionship and began dating – we all supported […]
Bear Palooza
I’m thrilled to report that I survived my vacation to Lake Tahoe. And by survived, I mean I did not get sideways with any bears. Now, that’s not to say I didn’t see any bears […]
Let the Eating Commence
I’m so excited that November is here. Mainly because it’s now socially or I guess seasonably acceptable for me to make some of my favorite food. For example, if I made a pumpkin pie in […]
Dear Snarky – My Ex-Step Grandmother Is Harassing Me
Hi Snarky, I am 16 years old and have a step grandmother that came into my life when I was 5. Ever since she has been in my life she has overwhelmed me and gotten […]
I Worry Nature Is Out to Get Me
I’m currently living in fear of my upcoming vacation. This is because I’m scared of nature. As in the animals that inhabit nature. My husband and I are headed to Lake Tahoe where I’ll be […]
Dear Snarky – 🍎Bad Apples & The Baby Shower
Dear Snarky My daughter and her new husband are expecting their first baby and everyone is thrilled. My daughter has a job she loves but there are two bad apples that are making things horrible […]
Pillow Talk
There are many problems that come up during the course of a marriage. Some big, some small and some that never get resolved because neither partner wants to compromise. My husband and I have one […]
“Suggested” Party Attire Has Gone Off the Rails
A friend of mine recently got an invitation to a Halloween party and it’s – wait for it – a “Victorian Creatures of the Night” costume theme.” Ugh. She told me that she’s almost certain […]
Dear Snarky – My Mom Ghosted my Wedding
Dear Snarky, My mother ruined my wedding because she left the wedding. Like she just up and disappeared when my bridesmaids and I were all getting dressed. It took me awhile to figure out she […]
Welcome to the Month of Halloween 🎃
It’s October or as I like to call it the month of Halloween. The fact that Halloween is now the second biggest commercial holiday in the US, as in last year according to the National […]
Dear Snarky – The Cabin In The Woods
Dear Snarky, Last Christmas, our family decided to take a vacation to a cabin over Easter weekend. Ten days before the trip, my sister mentioned she was bringing her new boyfriend and that my sister-in-law had […]
Dear Snarky – My Grandmother Ruined My Wedding Gown Shopping
Dear Snarky, I’m getting married next year and my grandmother told me she wants to buy my bridal gown for me. My mom and I were surprised because my grandmother is what my mom calls […]
My Latest Worry – Olfactory Fatigue
Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while know that my hobby/avocation is worrying. I sincerely believe I have a talent for it and that worrying could be my “gift.” Well, […]
Dear Snarky – Thanksgiving Drama Two Months Early
Dear Snarky, I need your help in getting out of going to my brother and sister-in-law’s house for Thanksgiving. Just out of the blue my sister-in-law sent the entire family a text message that she […]
Dear Snarky – Brother-in-Law Problems
Dear Snarky, I need some advice. For the past 10ish years, my brother-in-law has said and done many hurtful and (in my opinion, very rude) things to me. I am so frustrated and exasperated with […]
There Goes My Saturdays
It was the loveliest of respites. My home for months had been free of a whirling dervish of emotional turmoil where a spouse’s mood can go from jubilant elation to anger and then dive into […]
Dear Snarky – A Yoga Fart Cloud is Hurting My Business
Dear Snarky, I need your help with a very unique problem. I recently opened my own yoga studio after years of working for another studio in town. My employer didn’t take my departure very well […]
Lost and All Alone Without My Phone
It’s truly amazing to me how quickly we’ve all adapted to being in a true love forever relationship with our cell phones. As in we can’t bear to be apart. We must know where our […]
Dear Snarky – The Sister Guilt Trip
Dear Snarky, This past weekend my siblings and I had a family meeting about my sister. I’m one of four sisters. (I’m the youngest at 48.) Our middle sister has always been a nightmare (not […]
High Waisted Pants – Just Why?
It’s the time of year where summer is supposed to be over but you’re still being seared alive by the sun. Now I do realize that the autumnal equinox isn’t until September 23 but my […]
Dear Snarky – My Mom Told Me I’m “Too Fat” To Be in the Family Holiday Card
Dear Snarky I’m stupidly devastated by the stunt my mom pulled. I say stupidly because I don’t know why I’m surprised because she has been hurting me for a long time with her behavior. I’m […]
A Window and Wasp Adventure
You know the saying “insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Well, if that adage is true then I’m 100 percent insane. I say this because I recently ventured back […]
My Questionable “Greatest Achievements.”
Because the internet gods hate me, I’ve been getting emails from a company that’s selling virtual training on how to become a “real writer.” (Currently hoping my newspaper editor didn’t sign me up for this.) […]
Dear Snarky – My Bridesmaid Had a Major Glow Up and Now I Don’t Want Her In My Wedding
Dear Snarky, I’m writing you because I’m too embarrassed to actually share this thought with anyone I know. But I think I’m being a bit of a bridezilla. 18 months ago I asked one my […]
My Life Needs the “Power of Oxi”
I love to talk. Basically, it’s my one true gift. This is why when I had to decide what to do with my life in regard to college majors there weren’t exactly a bevy of […]
Dear Snarky – I’ve Got Debutante Problems
Dear Snarky, I have a huge decision to make. Due to the behavior of my ex-husband my daughter’s debutante season is in question. Three weeks ago I sent him a text him asking what the […]
Embracing the Frump
I’m a frump. Well, I’m not actually a frump or at least in Kansas City I feel frump free. But once I get off a plane in Orange County, California I’m definitely giving off frump […]
Getting Out of a Summer Funk
I’ve been suffering from summer seasonal depression. When the thermometer hits triple digits and the humidity is so thick you feel like you’re being suffocated by a Wooly Mammoth covered in mayonnaise it’s time for […]
Dear Snarky – My New Mother-in-Law Invited My Ex-Husband to my Wedding
Dear Snarky, I’m still reeling over what happened at my wedding. I’m a 36-year-old divorced woman with two children. I recently got married for a second time to a wonderful man. The problem I’m having […]
Dorm Room Make Over Drama
Dear Snarky, I’m in a difficult situation and I really need some advice. My daughter is headed to an in-state university (not a bougie college) next month. She has a roommate that she sort of […]
A Retired Dance Mom Revisits Her Past
I’ve had a lot of different jobs in my life and some I excelled at others, well, let’s just say they didn’t exactly fit my talents. One job, and I do mean job, I totally […]
Killer Vacations
I’ve been thinking a lot about the vacations I’ve taken over the years and I’ve come to a shocking conclusion. My family has been trying to kill me. I’m actually stunned it’s taken me this […]
Poolside Confessions
I just got done lounging at my local swimming pool where I engaged in some serious people watching. Because I’ve reached the age where my life wisdom cup runneth over I had to resist the […]
Dear Snarky – My Daughter Was Abandoned By Her Husband on Her Honeymoon
Dear Snarky, I’m so angry and sad for my daughter right now I don’t know what to do next. She got married three weeks ago and had just the most beautiful wedding. It was a […]
Snarky in the Suburbs 