1. The Mom Wars must end, says Mary Elizabeth Williams, who works part-time from home. “It’s in those moments when a spit-up-stained stay-at-home mom who hasn’t washed her hair all week looks across the drive at the polished executive mother heading off on a business trip. It’s there when a guilt-wracked, stuck-at-the-job mom sees the Facebook pictures of a mother boasting of her “magical” summer spent with the kids in the Hamptons. And when they both think, “That bitch has it easy.”
2. Speaking of judging other moms, have you heard of Scary Mommy? It’s a mom confession blog-turned-book and we’re thinking we need to read it right now. Um, “I joined a gym just for the free daycare. I drop the kids off and read magazines and blogs in the locker room.”? Gold! Read more...
1. How big is too big for a stroller? Salon talks to the Laura Miller about her Too Big for Stroller blog. Miller says, “When the kid’s knees are bent up, when their feet are dragging on the ground,” they’re probably too big.
Amy Poehler is awesome. We’re so glad Parks and Recreation is back soon. (Finally!) Check out the L.A. Times Magazine‘s interview with this hilarious mom. A sample: “When you’re doing sketch comedy and you’re pregnant, it’s like wearing a giant sombrero in every sketch.” And we’ll definitely be watching her web series Smart Girls at the Party later today.
Speaking of pregnancy and hilarity, remember Pregnant Chicken? She found all those excellent awkward pregnancy photos. Now she’s gone and made a list of some truly excellent comebacks to inappropriate comments that people made during her pregnancy . E.g.”You’re huge!” “I don’t know why either, all I consume these days is cocaine and Diet Sprite. Weird, eh?” Read more...
Every time I see those two pink lines I smile. Another baby. Another nine months of waiting and excitement. Then I frown a little as I remember the gauntlet of judgements and comments sure to come our way. My husband and I just celebrated our fourth anniversary in October, and this is our fourth pregnancy. Despite the fact that we are always inundated with comments of “Are you sure this is what you want?”, “What about your finances” and “Aren’t you busy enough?” from friends, family and strangers, we can’t help but want to share our joy with anyone who will listen. No one can dampen our enthusiasm. We were born to be parents. We’re not always great at it, but boy do we love it. However, in those nine beautiful months of planning and waiting there are always the comments. Here a few gems from this pregnancy and some previous ones: Read more...
