by mommallennial | May 16, 2020 | Growth, Parenting, Uncategorized
Boy, I wish I knew then, what I know now. I became a mom serendipitously. It was an accident, but that’s not fair to any of us. I didn’t accidentally become a better person over the last four years; I cried and doubted and failed, I laughed and persevered and...
by mommallennial | May 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
I don’t read self-help books. I find them pedantic and patronizing. Same goes for memoirs, generally. I like literary fiction; short stories, if I must. I think it’s important for my brain to hurt a little trying to wrap my head around a story or concept. I want to...
by mommallennial | Apr 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Creepy baby”“Hey ladybug, get out of the way”“Let’s get out of here”“Ew, get away” All heard by Christian children raised by Christian parents who grew up at this Christian camp. All full of piss and vitriol cloaked in the veil of a Jesus their grandparents knew. I...
by mommallennial | Apr 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
There is nothing more infuriating than getting to the end of an Instagram post and realizing that it’s a fucking ad for some bullshit because you want to get paid to be an ‘influencer’. Is that a job now? If my daughter ever tells me she wants to be an influencer...
by mommallennial | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Remember the Funny Pages? Or maybe a better question: Remember newspapers?! Don’t answer that, for the love of god. My grandfather used to love the comic strip “Pluggers”. It is a snarky, self-deprecating peek into the life of the Plugger —...
