Dear Snarky, Halloween class parties are in two weeks and the room mom for my daughter’s 2nd grade class is certifiably insane. She’s on her fourth meeting for a party that is only 45 minutes […]
Tag: Dear Snarky
Welcome to Crazy Town! Read a letter, shout a profanity, and then let me know if you agree with my advice because a lot of times the comments are better than the letter.
Dear Snarky – Homeschool Mean Moms
Dear Snarky, I have two kids, 8 and 10, and I have just started homeschooling. In an effort to keep my kids around other kids I joined several home school groups. My children love hanging […]
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 […]
Dear Snarky – The Cubicle Eavesdropper
Dear Snarky, I work for a large engineering firm and most of the employees don’t have offices instead we have cubicles. My problem is the woman who sits one cubicle over is the WORST eavesdropper. […]
Dear Snarky – The Summer Reading Log Cheater
Dear Snarky, I’m so sick of kids cheating! School starts in a couple of weeks and all summer my kids have had to keep a reading log. Every year their school gives an award to […]
Dear Snarky – Smotherhood
Dear Snarky, My 12-year-old niece was coming to visit her cousins at the end of the month and my sister-in-law, who the family has nicknamed Smother, recently called and told me that the only way […]
Dear Snarky – Separate Checks Anyone?
Dear Snarky, I have a group of girlfriends that go out to eat lunch together every Wednesday. My problem is one of the woman never pays her fair share of the lunch tab. We go […]
Dear Snarky – Baby Shower Shake Down
Dear Snarky, I feel like a bad person because I’m beginning to hate babies. To be more precise I hate baby showers. I have a friend who is pregnant and so far I have been […]
Dear Snarky – Mom Friendship 101
I get a lot of letters from mothers about their feelings being hurt for a variety of reasons from not being invited to join the neighborhood supper club to feeling like their being shunned by […]
Dear Snarky – Fashion Victim
Dear Snarky, Last week, I went to a charity gala wearing an amazing formal gown and I was really looking forward to the evening. Big mistake. As I’m walking around the hotel ballroom I got […]
Family Fight Night
Dear Snarky, I need your help. My new husband’s family is a hot mess. Any family event somehow turns into a competition. Sunday night we went to an Oscar party at my brother-in-law’s house and […]
Party Pooper
Dear Snarky, I work in an office where we are always celebrating something. Sounds great right? But no, it’s not because every time we have a party it costs something. At least a couple of […]
Battle of the Box Tops
Dear Snarky. I’m so sick of mothers cheating and cheating on stupid things like Box Tops awards. At my kids elementary school they collect Box Tops and every year there’s a contest to see which […]
The Case of the One Upper
Dear Snarky, I need your advice about how to handle a person who is a constant one upper. This woman drives me crazy no matter what you say, what kind of story you’re sharing she’s […]
New Year’s Eve Envy
Dear Snarky, I can’t remember the last time I’ve had a decent New Year’s Eve. I’m a mom to three kids. The youngest is six and after we had our third child my husband and […]
Blackmail & The Holiday Newsletter
Dear Snarky, I’m so angry! Every year my sister-in-law does one of those braggy holiday newsletters but she carries it to the extreme by being “oh isn’t my family so great” and then she gets […]
Dear Snarky – Happy Trampy Halloween
Dear Snarky, My daughter is 13 and a group of her friends want to go as devils for Halloween. I have zero problem with her being a devil. What I do have a problem with […]
Vacation Quid Pro Quo
Dear Snarky, Last month my son went with his best friend’s family to Disney World. I paid for my son’s airfare and all his Disney expenses including food. I even gave the family $200 to […]
Dear Snarky for Friday, April 5
Dear Snarky, What would do when a neighborhood Easter Egg hunt goes bad? Our Homeowners Association held our Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday and it got ugly. There is usually one or two parents […]
Dear Snarky – WTH on School Fundraisers?
Dear Snarky, I am new to the whole elementary school thing. I have twin girls in the first grade and I’m stunned by all the fundraisers. Since August I have bought gift wrap, candy, magazine […]
Dear Snarky – How Do I Tell My Husband Date Night Sucks?
Dear Snarky, Is it wrong that I hate Date Night? I totally love my husband, but the whole Date Night thing is killing me. I have three kids ages 4, 5 and & 7. By […]
Dear Snarky – Help Braggy Moms Are Making Me Question My Parenting!
Dear Snarky, I’m the proud mother of a beautiful 4 month old son. I know I have a lot to be thankful for. My son is healthy and the love of my life. My problem […]
Dear Snarky – Parent Drop Out Is Pissing Me Off
Dear Snarky, I have two kids in elementary school. I drive them to school everyday and everyday there are the same three parents who consistently violate the school drop off rules. They park in the […]
Dear Snarky – The Case of the Fibbing Friend
Dear Snarky, On Saturday my daughter, who is in the 6th grade, had invited a new friend to come over and spend the night. She was very excited about this until she got a text […]
Dear Snarky
You may not know this, but I get a lot of emails and messages on Facebook asking for advice – as in WWSD – What Would Snarky Do? Today I debuted a new weekly segment […]
