Dear Snarky, Is there a nice way to get out of being a bridesmaid in wedding without saying, “F off!” My cousin is getting married in December and she told all five of her bridesmaids […]
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Dear Snarky – We’ve Got Issues
Aah, summer where the living is easy except if you’re in the middle of an August heat wave BUT the heat did give me a good excuse to expediently tackle three summer hot topics. Ready, […]
Dear Snarky – I’m Conflicted About Attending My High School Reunion
Dear Snarky, I keep changing my mind about going to my high school reunion. I wasn’t exactly the popular type and the people I want to keep up with I do so through social media. […]
Dear Snarky – My Future In-Laws Won’t Pay for My Second Bridal Gown
Dear Snarky, I’m getting some bad vibes from my future mother-in-law. I don’t think she likes me and she’s being super cheap about the wedding. When I went dress shopping with my mom and sisters […]
Dear Snarky – Pool Pirrarah
Dear Snarky, I need your help getting back at a friend who pulled what I consider a pretty mean stunt. Last week I had 4 girlfriends and their kids come over for a low-key pool […]
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 – I Have a Trash Peeping Neighbor
Dear Snarky, I have a neighbor that is so nosy she is literally going through my family’s trash cans. I have seen her many times looking at our trash after we take it to the […]
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 […]
Dear Snarky – Field Day Dumb Assery
Dear Snarky, I feel like I’m being extorted! There are two moms at my children’s school who think running Field Day is right up there with curing cancer. The emails and group texts have been […]
Dear Snarky – My Best Friend Is a Mean Girl Mom
Dear Snarky, I have recently broken off a longstanding friendship with a woman because her daughter is a total mean girl bitch to my daughter (both our girls go to the same middle school). My […]
Dear Snarky – Help, I Work With Slobs!
Dear Snarky, I work for a super hip company that has no dress code and everyday I’m literally picking my jaw up from the floor when I see what people wear to work. There’s men […]
A Dear Snarky Holiday Buffet
So many Christmas conundrums. So little time. In an attempt to help spread some holiday happiness I bring you a trio of letters. Let’s hope my answers deliver a soupçon of seasonal sanity to your family […]
Dear Snarky – My Mother-In-Law Thought Helping Out After I Just Had a Baby Was Supposed to Be a Vacation
Dear Snarky, I can’t believe the latest stunt my mother-in-law pulled. I just had my second baby (my first is only 18 months old) and my mother-in- law literally begged to come stay with us […]
Dear Snarky – A DNA Test Ruined Our Family Reunion
Dear Snarky, My family reunion was a huge fiasco. My idiot cousin got one of those DNA tests and discovered that he had half siblings he didn’t know about. It looks like his dad, my uncle, […]
Dear Snarky – The Case of the Lifestyle Stalker
Dear Snarky, I have a friend I’m seriously considering sending a bill to for interior design. It’s either that or I’m never going to talk to her ever again. For three years, I have been planning […]
Dear Snarky – My Sister’s “Poor Me” Act Ruined Our Family Vacay
Dear Snarky, I have some advice for you – never travel with family. For over a year now we have been planning a Disney World trip for my parents 40th wedding anniversary. My parents said they […]
Dear Snarky – A Nit Picky Co-Worker is Making Me Cray
Dear Snarky, There’s a woman at my office who is driving everyone crazy. She’s constantly correcting mistakes, some that I believe are imaginary, with our appearance. From telling us we have a little lint on […]
Dear Snarky – Help! I’m Crushing On My Contractor
Dear Snarky, Help, I think I’m developing feelings for my contractor. I’m happily married, or so I thought, but since we started doing some much-needed home improvement I find myself liking the guy doing the work. He’s […]
Dear Snarky – It’s My Birthday Cake and I’ll Whine If I Want To
Dear Snarky, Everyone at my office now hates me. I’m the executive assistant to the president of a very small company and one of my jobs is being the party planner for special events like […]
Dear Snarky – I Got Flipped-Flopped At My Office
Dear Snarky, I think I might be getting fired. Last week we had an office retreat and the facilitator asked everyone in the group to name one thing that would improve the workplace and I […]
Dear Snarky – I Don’t Want My Nephew In My Daughter’s Class
Dear Snarky, I think I need to get my nephew out of my daughter’s third grade class. The problem isn’t my sweet nephew. It’s his mother – my sister-in-law. She’s the most competitive person I […]
Dear Snarky – I Went Off On Some Cheating Swim Moms
Dear Snarky, I feel like my son got ripped off at a neighborhood swim meet and now I’m being called names because I complained about it. My son is seven and a super fast swimmer. […]
Dear Snarky – My Daughter’s Roommate Wants Her To Spend $2,000 On Dorm Room Decor!!!
Dear Snarky, I feel like my daughter is being hustled by her new college roommate. My daughter is leaving for college in a month and at first loved her soon to be roommate. Then the […]
Dear Snarky – Does Wingman Duty Include Pretending to Be Married?
Dear Snarky, My girl friends and I like to go to the bars a couple of times a month. I usually act as my best friends “wingman” and help introduce her to guys. Last week, […]
Dear Snarky – My Ex Husband Brought A Date To Field Day!
Dear Snarky, My ex-husband hit a new low last week. We have been divorced for 6 months and for our son’s sake have tried to keep everything friendly. I thought we both were doing a […]
Dear Snarky – Makeover Madness
Dear Snarky, My girlfriends and I are really angry over how a friend treated us. This friend dresses like a nun and as a gift to her we wanted to treat her to a surprise […]
Dear Snarky – Help! My Husband Won’t Stop Farting
I’m at the end of my rope in regards to my husband and his selfishness. He’s lactose intolerant, like officially diagnosed by a doctor as being allergic to dairy, yet he’s still eating ice cream […]
Dear Snarky – Poop Problems
Dear Snarky, What should I do? My neighbor has not one but THREE dogs. I know what you are thinking, “Oh, they probably bark a lot!” No, they POOP a lot and in my backyard […]
Dear Snarky – My “Mansplaining” Brother-In-Law Just Told Me Pain During Childbirth Was A Myth
Dear Snarky, I have a new brother-in-law who is so annoying every time I’m forced to spend time with him I get a stress rash. He thinks he’s the authority on all topics and talks […]
Dear Snarky – My Co-Worker Won’t Quit Singing
Dear Snarky, I’m about to lose my mind. I work with a woman who sings or hums constantly! If she’s sitting at her desk she’s humming. When she’s walking around she’s singing everything from show […]
Dear Snarky – My Future Sisters-In-Laws Want to Drop Out As Bridesmaids
Dear Snarky, I’m getting married in four months and I’ve got two future sisters-in-laws that are threatening to drop out as bridesmaids and it’s all over my wedding dress. A couple of months ago we […]
Dear Snarky – A Lemonade Stand is Pissing Me Off
Dear Snarky, My entire cul-de-sac now hates our neighbor’s kids. Since the beginning of the month every single warm day the kids set up a lemonade stand and harass anyone walking, biking or even driving […]
Dear Snarky – I Was Job Backstabbed By My Bestie
Dear Snarky, My best friend just threw me under the bus. She works for a large company and I noticed they had an opening that fit me perfectly. When I asked her about the job […]
Dear Snarky – I Think My Boyfriend Is Cheating On Me With His New Hair Stylist
Dear Snarky, I think my boyfriend (of almost five months) is cheating on me with his hair stylist. About 2 months ago he started going to one of those men’s only hair salons where the […]
Dear Snarky – I’m Invited to a Teacher’s Lingerie Shower
Dear Snarky, I just left my daughter’s second grade Valentine’s Day party and I’m sitting in my car typing this letter to you because I’m so mad. At the party the two room moms were […]
Dear Snarky – Girl Scout Cookie Mama Drama
Dear Snarky, One mom in my daughter’s Girl Scout troop is ruining the cookie sale experience for the rest of the girls. This mom owns a very popular, upscale clothing store and every year she […]
Dear Snarky – I Was Called A Bully At The Pediatrician’s Office
Dear Snarky, Last week I took my child to his pediatrician for his well child check up. As we were waiting for the doctor this one mother, who was staring at her phone the entire […]
Dear Snarky – A Family Member Is Killing Our TV Buzz
Dear Snarky, My cousin is driving my entire family crazy. Her new thing is to tell everyone about how bad TV is and to constantly point out that her family doesn’t even own a TV because […]
Dear Snarky – What Can I Do About the Slackers At the Gym?
Dear Snarky, I’m a gym rat and I hate January because all the slackers come out of the woodwork and pretty much ruin the gym. Hello, how hard is it to wipe down the equipment […]
Dear Snarky – I Don’t Want My Sister (The “One Upper”) To Be In My Wedding
Dear Snarky, I don’t think I’ve ever been more disappointed in a human being. At Thanksgiving dinner, with my entire family, my boyfriend and I announced that we were engaged. Before the first person could […]
Dear Snarky – All Inclusive Fancy Family Vacation Gets Downgraded to a Courtyard Marriott
Dear Snarky, My parents for their 30th wedding anniversary invited all of their 4 kids plus spouses, plus my two aunts, to celebrate with them by paying for us to go on a trip with them […]
Dear Snarky – A Teenage Girl VS Her Dad’s Girlfriend in a Social Media Smackdown
I’m getting a lot of pressure to force my 17-year-old daughter to apologize for something she did on social media. The problem is I don’t think she did anything wrong and I want to high-five […]
Dear Snarky – My Mother-In-Law Buys Gifts For My Kids and Then Keeps Them for Herself
Dear Snarky, My mother-in-law is literally buying herself gifts and trying to pass them off as presents for my two daughters. She collects Lladro ceramics and every Christmas and birthday she “gives” my daughters a […]
Dear Snarky – Help! A Dad Thinks He’s Hilarious And Treats Rec Volleyball Games Like Open Mic Night
Dear Snarky, A dad is ruining my 12-year-old daughter and her entire team’s rec volleyball experience. At games a parent volunteer from each team acts as an out-of-bounds judge and this dad always volunteers […]
Dear Snarky – Help! Politics Has Hijacked My Facebook Page
Dear Snarky, Please tell me what the proper recourse is for dealing with people who clog up Facebook with their political rants. I used to love Facebook and seeing pictures of my friends and their […]
Dear Snarky – My Mom is Out For Revenge Against My Ex-Fiance
Dear Snarky, I think my mom is losing it. I recently got de-engaged and exactly one month later my ex-fiance got engaged to someone else. Surprise – he was cheating on me! This has made […]
Dear Snarky – HoCo Dress Drama
Dear Snarky, My daughter, who is a junior in high school, let a friend borrow a fancy dress for Homecoming and when the girl returned the dress it was a hot mess. Not only did […]
Dear Snarky – I Got Thanksgiving Dinner Dumped In My Lap
Dear Snarky, I feel like my family is taking advantage of me – again. I have a large extended family and we rotate who hosts Thanksgiving and Christmas. This year my brother and his wife […]
Dear Snarky – My Boss is a Go Fund Me Tyrant
Dear Snarky, I’m about to either quit my job or get fired over this issue. My boss is aggressive and relentless about fundraising for her kids’ activities. Last year, I bought almost $300 worth of […]
Dear Snarky – My Daughter’s Dorm Roommate is Running A Hotel
Dear Snarky, My daughter is a freshman in college and is going to a school in a very expensive city. Since school has started her roommate’s family has been using the dorm room as a […]