I’ve been putting if off for a good two years and now the end is near. It’s time for me to retire my one-piece swimsuit that I purchased when Obama was president. Now, you might […]
Category: Snarky
Dear Snarky – I Want to Expose School Cheaters
Dear Snarky, I ‘m OUTRAGED! I’m friends with a mom who yesterday bragged to me over text that her son “aced all his AP exams.” Then she proceeded to tell me that he cheated – […]
Losing and Finding My Hallmark Holiday Movie Joy
Something was wrong in my holiday universe and I’m not talking about the coronavirus. It’s always omnipresent. But COVID-19 aside something felt off. For the first time in two decades, I just wasn’t feeling it […]
Cheez-It Parenting in an Extreme Parenting World
Help, I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole and I can’t get out. Worse, I don’t even know if I want to get out which is quite frankly embarrassing because I feel like I’m in the […]
Dear Snarky – I Feel Like My Friends Are Gaslighting Me
Dear Snarky, I think I have flushed some longstanding friendships down the toilet. One of my friends was driving me absolutely crazy by whining nonstop on social media, group texts etc about how hurt and […]
Happy 2020!
It’s New Year’s Day and this just isn’t any New Year it’s the start of a new decade. So cue all the stories and lists about how to make this next decade “the best ever.” […]
The Yuck Factor of Flying is Getting Worse
When did we become a society devoid of being cognizant of our surroundings? And what has happened in the past decade to give people the mistaken belief that they possess a super power and are […]
Writing Can Get Pretty Ugly
*Note: I write a weekly opinion column for the Kansas City Star. Some of the stuff I muse about is a little more political in nature than I what share on this blog and by […]
Dear Snarky – I’m Being Shunned For Bringing Cupcakes to a School Party
Dear Snarky, I’m being shunned at my son’s elementary school due to having the “audacity” to bring mini chocolate cupcakes to the first grade Halloween party. I never received the link to the online sign […]
Hybrid Hysteria
I understand the beauty of a hybrid. When you take the best characteristics from one group and blend them with another, often incongruous, category you sometimes achieve genius. But more often than not these mismatches […]
Straws I Just Can’t Quit You
I’ve seen the future and it’s straw free. Well, to be accurate plastic straw free. I had this epiphany when I was on the West Coast and discovered that plastic straws were verboten. I was okay […]
Dear Snarky – Say Hello to the Prize Police
Dear Snarky, I’m in charge of our neighborhood’s Fourth of July parade and I’m getting some serious attitude from other people on my committee. In the past we have given out ribbons for best bike […]
Dear Snarky – Church Camp Went Straight to Hell Before It Even Started
Dear Snarky, My daughter has been excited about going to summer sleep away church camp since we signed her up for it in January. I recently found out that she won’t be bunking with her […]
Snarky Gets Hacked the Finale
So, here’s the deal. I have a really good story to tell that I can’t tell . . . yet. A couple of days ago my Snarky in the Suburbs Facebook page got hacked. Apparently, […]
Decoding The Gratitude Posts
I used to like the month of November. It was a low pressure month. Sure, there’s the whole cooking a gargantuan meal that will take you two days to prepare and be consumed in under […]
In Praise of Snark
It has come to my attention that a misguided group of sarcastically challenged individuals have proclaimed the third Tuesday in October as “National Snark Free Day.” They even have a half way decent graphic so […]
I Am Not a Crack Whore
Play-dates, as we all know, are a way of life. The lucky mom is the one with their kid at someone else’s house. Ahh – it’s a few more hours of precious freedom. When you move […]
Paying It Forward
You will rarely find me inside a Starbucks. I don’t drink coffee and usually my reason for venturing inside one is to do people watching research for my next book. I will, on occasion use […]
So God Made a Snarky Mom
And on the 8th day God looked down at a PTA meeting and said, “I need a woman with some serious swagger. So God made a Snarky Mom. God said I need somebody to get […]
Snarky Goes to Hollywood
Well, really to be truthful it was Burbank, but that’s Hollywood adjacent, so close enough. My journey began late one night when I remembered that I hadn’t checked my Snarky Gmail account in a couple […]
Top 10 Signs You’re Snarky
10) Conversation has been known to stop when you walk into a room. 9) “Go To” person for anyone having PTA, neighbor or coworker problems. 8) Believe revenge is a dish best served with a […]
HGTV You’re Killing Me
Plagued by guilt because I haven’t posted the end to Snarky Saves the World just yet here is little something new in the form of a post I did for The Detailed Decorator site last month. […]
Snarky Saves the World – The Finale
Long time no see Snarky readers. Sorry for the delay, but my summer has been demanding, which is a good thing because oh the stories I have to tell. Let’s get the Snarky & Aliens […]
Snarky Goes to Pre-School
Finding the right pre-school for your child is the first step in your journey of micro-managing every educational aspect of your kid’s life. When they’re 3 you’re interviewing child care directors and pursuing the nap […]
Snarky Saves the World Part 3
Thanks everyone for putting up with me indulging my summer fantasy of being an action adventure heroine. I promise I’ll be back to some real life Snarky soon. Now, let’s get to the part about […]
Snarky Saves the World Part 2
The finger nails on a chalkboard civil defense siren had brought everyone who was left at the school to the basement. It was a mixed bag of parents, school staff and kids. Everyone congregated into […]
Snarky Saves the World Part 1
Based on my real life with some very ill-mannered aliens thrown in. It’s only the first month of summer and so far I’ve sat through a trio of action adventure movies. It’s not that I […]
Princesses – Totally Overrated
Who would really want to be a princess? Think about it, historically and in Disney lore their lives have, shall we say, sucked tiara. Major princess of our lifetime, Princess Diana, her life in one […]
The Suburban Anthropologist’s Definitive Guide to the Elementary School Mother (Revised for 2013)
As another school year is beginning I would be remiss if I didn’t share this compelling research completed by my keen scientific mind (and by scientific I mean snarky). I consider myself one of the […]
Your Swimsuit Shopping Survival Guide
I have seen evil, my friends, and it is the 3 way mirror. Truly, an instrument of Satan designed to ravage and shred the self-esteem of any female over the age of 30. I can […]
Hands Off My Hair Follicle Fund!
I’m no stranger to making sacrifices. After all, I drove a used mini-van for more than a decade. So, when my husband decided that our family needed to economize (again) I was all for it. […]
Snarky in the Suburbs 