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 […]
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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 […]
Dear Snarky – My Son’s New Teacher Was My College “Friend With Benefits”
Dear Snarky, I’ve had the shock of my life. At back-to-school night I found out that a guy I repeatedly hooked up with in college is my 5th grade son’s teacher! He’s new to the […]
Dear Snarky – Betrayed By The Boss’s Daughter
Dear Snarky, I’m 25-years-old and work for a family owned business. Over the summer the owner’s 20-year-old daughter worked with me in the marketing department. We hit it off and even hung out together some […]
Dear Snarky – I’m Being Mom Shamed for Not Being a School Bus Stalker
Dear Snarky, You would not believe what is happening in my neighborhood. There are 10 kids at our bus stop and a couple of moms have taken it upon themselves to “police” the bus. This […]
Dear Snarky – Pissed Off About a Pool Pee Prank
Dear Snarky, My brother pulled a prank that turned ugly. He has a pool and always jokes that my family never seems to use the bathroom at his house while swimming. Last weekend, during a large […]
Dear Snarky – Baby Mama Name Drama
Dear Snarky, I’m feeling betrayed by my mother and sister-in-law! My sister-in-law and I were pregnant at the same time. Right now, I’m about seven months along and my sister-in-law just had her baby. For […]
Dear Snarky – The 5 Most Annoying Summer Problems & How to Fix Them
Before summer officially begins I, because I’m a giver, have culled through years of Dear Snarky letters and come up the Top 5 most common summer problems that could plague your seasonal bliss. And because […]
Dear Snarky – A Man Bun Is Ruining My Marriage
Dear Snarky, My husband has moved out of our house and is currently living with his mom because I called B.S. on his mid-life crisis. About six months ago he started growing his hair out, […]
Dear Snarky – Go Fund Me Is Ruining Our Family
Dear Snarky, My sister is embarrassing the entire family! She’s addicted to setting up Go Fund Me accounts. So, far she’s set up accounts for raising money to get a new dog to help her […]
Dear Snarky – Help I Work With Someone Who Talks Like a Baby!
Dear Snarky I started a new position at work and now I supervise a woman who not only has a high-pitched voice, which I could deal with IF she didn’t constantly use baby talk, and […]
Dear Snarky – Betrayed By a Skinny Mirror
Dear Snarky, I recently found out that my husband, who works in retail, had a skinny mirror put in our bedroom over a year ago. This explains why I always loved how I looked at […]
Dear Snarky – Help Me Get Out of Vacation Plans With Friends
Dear Snarky, My husband and I have been invited to join some other friends on a spring break trip to Cabo next month. The problem is while we like these friends we don’t like them […]
Dear Snarky – My Engagement Ring Is Butt Ugly
Dear Snarky, I just got engaged and while I’m super happy about getting married I’m totally disappointed in the ring my fiancé gave me. I don’t mean to sound like a brat, but the ring, […]
Dear Snarky – Make Over Mess Up
I used to work in the cosmetics industry (make up artist, fashion stylist) before I had kids and I had some pretty high-profile clients. Now, I’m the mother of a 12-year-old girl and recently I […]
Dear Snarky – My Secret Santa Gift to My Boss is Coming Back to Bite Me In the Ass
Dear Snarky, I think the Secret Santa gift I gave my boss may end up costing me my job. In December everyone in the company drew names for Secret Santa. I got my boss and […]
Dear Snarky – Should I Go On a Vacay With My Ex Boyfriend’s Family?
Dear Snarky, I had a nasty breakup with my boyfriend of three years on New Year’s Eve. During Christmas his family had invited me to go winter camping with them in February. I still want […]
Dear Snarky – I’m Skinny Now and I Think My Girlfriends Hate Me
Dear Snarky, My diet is breaking up my friendships. About two months ago I went on a clean, plant-based diet – no sugar, no gluten, no meat and slowly I’ve noticed my friends dropping me. […]
Dear Snarky – Best & Worst of 2015
I get a lot of Dear Snarky letters some are mildly cray and others have scared me, like back away from my computer scared me. So to help wrap up 2015 Dear Snarky style I’m […]
Dear Snarky – My Husband Pouts All Christmas
Dear Snarky, I need help with my husband. Every year he goes out and buys himself expensive stuff, like a new pick up, and then says,“ Consider it my Christmas present.” Then Christmas morning he […]
Dear Snarky – Dealing With the Thank You Note Police
Dear Snarky, My aunt is a real pain in the you know what. She spends the better part of Christmas talking trash about family member’s kids who didn’t send her thank you notes. Last Christmas […]
Dear Snarky – We’re Having Thanksgiving at a Relative’s House Who Can’t Cook
Dear Snarky, Our Thanksgiving is about to be ruined. Every year my family rotates who host the big turkey dinner. This year it’s my brother and sister-in-law’s turn. The problem is neither of them can […]
Dear Snarky – I’m Being Stalked By the Grammar Police
Dear Snarky, I work with the most annoying woman in the world. My problem with my co-worker is that she’s always correcting my grammar. Here’s the rub – I’m a college graduate with a minor […]
Dear Snarky – Is It a Bad Thing I Turn On My Sprinklers During Trick-or-Treat?
Dear Snarky, I’m getting some pretty serious attitude from my neighbors for not being “Halloween friendly” all because last year I turned all my sprinklers on during trick-or-treat. I don’t do Halloween and I thought […]
Dear Snarky – I Took a Ride on the Hot Mess Express
Dear Snarky, I feel like a group of mothers owe me a BIG apology! This summer a bunch of moms were forming a large group of mothers and daughters to rent a party bus and […]
Dear Snarky – My Mother-In-Law Is a Party Pooper
Dear Snarky, I need help! This year my mother in law gave no gift or card to my daughter for her birthday or me for my birthday. My husband’s birthday was just two weeks later […]
Dear Snarky – Bible Betty Crocker is Ruining the Church Cookbook
Dear Snarky, My church is putting together a cookbook to commemorate it’s 50th birthday and sell at a Christmas fair to raise money for mission trips. Each church member was guaranteed, at least, one recipe […]
Dear Snarky – The Selfish Selfie
Dear Snarky, Please help me because I’m ready to disown a friend. I realize the problem I’m about to tell you may sound stupid, but its super annoying and I’m just so over dealing with […]
Dear Snarky – Drunk Mean Moms Are Attacking Me On Social Media
Dear Snarky Last week were the country club swim and dive championships and there were a group of moms that were getting drunk. They were being loud and obnoxious so I went over to them […]
Dear Snarky – Help! A Rainbow & Unicorn Mom is Telling Everyone I’m a Bully
Dear Snarky, Thanks to a Rainbow and Unicorn mom I have started off the school year being called a bully. Every year my kids’ elementary school has a “Winning Reader Picnic.” This picnic is for […]
Dear Snarky – What Should I do About a Mother Who Cheated to Get Her Kid a Citizenship Award?
Dear Snarky, I know it’s summer but I’m still angry about something that happened the last day of school. My son is in elementary school and every year they have an awards ceremony. This year […]
Dear Snarky – The Hairy Back Man vs. The HOA
Dear Snarky, I don’t know whether to be embarrassed or angry. We recently moved to a new neighborhood that has a community pool. My husband and I bring our two young daughters there to swim […]
Dear Snarky – My Twin Won’t Let Me Get Botox
Dear Snarky, I’m 45 years old and I have an identical twin sister. I’ve been thinking for a long time about having some cosmetic surgery procedures done and I’ve scheduled appointments for Botox injections and […]
Dear Snarky – The Little League Briber
Dear Snarky, My son is 11 and plays Little League baseball. There is a boy on his team that is really ticking me off. This kid’s family has what I’m guessing are very nice seats […]
Dear Snarky – 4 Ways to Mother-In-Law Proof Your Kids
I get a lot of letters from women asking for help in dealing with difficult mother-in-laws. The letters run the gamut from mothers who still smother their adult children to what I would refer to […]
Dear Snarky – More Cheer Mama Drama
Dear Snarky, My daughter is a varsity cheerleader at her high school and why that is great I’m afraid most of the cheer moms now hate me. The reason is I got sick of the […]
Dear Snarky – WTH On Gender Reveal Parties?
Dear Snarky, Would you please share with me your feelings concerning Gender Reveal parties? I just went to my first one, with at least 50 people there, and was made to feel like a loser […]
Dear Snarky – Help, I’ve Lied To My Mom Friends!
Dear Snarky, I’m the mother of a soon to be kindergartener. All my pre-school mom friends are going to be sending their kids off to a private kindergarten in the fall. I kind of, because I […]
Dear Snarky – Grandmother-In-Law Problems
Dear Snarky, My husband is very close with his grandma. Actually, all the males in the family are close with her. However, all the females in the family despise this woman. She’s very sexist, and […]
Dear Snarky – The Jilted Bride
Dear Snarky My daughter recently had to call off her wedding because the groom (with urging, I’m sure, from his mother) decided right after the rehearsal dinner that “he couldn’t go through with it.” You can […]
Dear Snarky – I Hate Throwing Birthday Parties
One of the more common themes from letters I get are about children’s birthday parties. It can be nerve-racking to throw an awesome celebration and yet not drop some major coin to make it happen. […]
Dear Snarky – Telling Off a Not Pregnant Mom Who Parks in the Expectant Mother Spaces
Dear Snarky, I need your help in dealing with a woman who never follows the rules. School pick up and drop off she’s just doing her own thing. Volunteering – maybe she’ll show up maybe […]
Dear Snarky – I Write My Teenagers Thank You Notes
Dear Snarky, I’m in big trouble with my mother! I have two teenagers and over Christmas my 17-year-old daughter spilled the beans to my mom that I have been writing my kids’ thank you notes […]
Dear Snarky – Why Can’t I Keep a New Year’s Resolution?
Dear Snarky, Every year I make New Year’s resolutions and then by Valentine’s Day I’ve pretty much forgotten what they even were. Do you have any advice for making 2015 the year I finally […]
Dear Snarky – My Sister-In-Law’s Family Ruined Christmas
Dear Snarky, Thank God, I’m finally home after spending Christmas at my sister-in-law’s house. It was a disaster. I’ve never met such a cliquey group of people before. Her entire family separated themselves from the […]
Dear Snarky – My Daughter is Being Excluded Because I Don’t Believe in the Elf on the Shelf
Dear Snarky, I’m hurt, upset and really angry. My 6-year-old daughter wasn’t invited to her best friend’s Christmas party because get this – I don’t believe in the Elf on the Shelf. That’s right, because […]
Dear Snarky – Things Get Ugly at the Ugly Sweater Party
Dear Snarky, Every year I have a huge Ugly Christmas Sweater party. People go all out and show up looking horrible and hilarious. All except one guest. She always wears a sexy, skin-tight sweater, with […]
Dear Snarky – Still Stuck at the Kiddie Table for Thanksgiving
Dear Snarky, I’m going with my fiancé to his parents’ house for Thanksgiving. We have been dating for three years and for the past two years his mother has made me sit at the kids’ […]
Dear Snarky – My Sister-In-Law Screwed Me Over
Dear Snarky, Recently my sister-in-law volunteered to make, what I would call, a coffee table photo book for my mother-in-law’s birthday. The book was supposed to be photos of ALL the grandkids. I thought it […]
