Back-to-school excitement really starts waning when you have teenagers. Don’t get me wrong I’m all hip hip hooray that school is in full swing, but what blows is that all the fun rituals you had […]
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Dear Snarky – Help Me Say No to the Back-to-School $ Shakedown
Dear Snarky, I’m going through a divorce and money is really, really tight. This has me dreading school starting because as soon as I walk through the door with my kids everyone has their hand […]
First Day of School Rules For Parents
Prayers have been answered! The first day of school is here. Praise the glory that is the number 2 pencil and all hail the college ruled notebook and three-ring binder. I will admit that starting […]
Back-to-School Night: The Teen Years
There are three primary reasons I go to the high school back-to-school night. The main one is for visual evidence of what the school personnel looks like. So, when a child starts describing their […]
Parent Super Powers
There’s nothing like kids starting a new school year for me to get back in touch with my inner superpowers that tend to lay dormant in the summer. My superpowers are not unique. In fact, […]
Dear Snarky – What If I Hate My Kid’s Teacher?
Dear Snarky, I am freaking out because I’m afraid my daughter will get a bad teacher. Last year, for 4th grade she got the teacher no one ever wants. It was a long year. I […]
Liars – All of Them!
Leave it to the first day of school to bring out the filthy liars in the motherhood community. I guess the scent of newly sharpened number two pencils, the aroma of brand new nylon Jansport […]
The Mom Bomb
There are friends and then there are Friends. I can count my Friends on one hand. These are the people who just don’t have your back. They have your back and are covering it with […]
