Unless you’ve been hiding under a social-media rock for the past 48 hours—in which case, I am so jealous—you’ve been subjected to the waking nightmare of Momo. You know, that horribly creepy female “character” with the bugged-out eyes and gruesome smile that’s been infiltrating kids’ YouTube videos. She is every parent’s worst nightmare, since her […]
The One Thing I’m Super Strict About with My Kids
Kids want what they want, when they want it, wherever they feel like having it. They’re adorable little ids running wild, giving no real thought to anyone else in that moment. That description, with its distinct lack of empathy, makes them sound like tiny sociopaths, but when they’re very young, they’re not doing anything wrong […]
Last Night I Held You and Realized Just How Lucky I Am
Last night, my love, I held you, just as I hold you every night. You were snuggled into my chest, sleeping just as you have every night from the day you were born—your cheek resting against my breast, your mouth slightly open, your little body rising and falling with each breath. Your breathing matched […]
Dear Kellyanne Conway, Keep Your Alternative Facts to Yourself
Oh, Kellyanne, Kellyanne. Where to start? The amount of spin that you have put on things over the past year is staggering, but now, with your newly coined “alternative facts,” I really have to put my foot down. My kids might hear you, and I certainly don’t want them believing that utter nonsense. Now […]
Dear Olympics: Is Money More Important Than a Baby's Health?
The Olympics are making me see red right now. No, not red, white and blue. Just red. Why? Four little letters and one huge disease: Zika. And I want to scream another four-letter word at the International Olympic Committee and the World Health Organization for saying that “there is no […]
When Parenting and Politics Don't Mix
It’s been all quiet on the Momsanity front for the past week, but not for lack of trying. I’ve been writing, but I haven’t been able to focus enough to finish a post. I mean, silly observations about daily life with my two little munchkins seem, well, silly, when I’m worried about […]
Let Me Repeat Myself ONE MORE TIME About Breastfeeding
Welcome to 2016! The year in which moms around the country might actually lose their minds if they have to explain ONE MORE TIME why breastfeeding in public isn’t a sexual, shameful act. I honestly can’t believe that we are still having this ridiculous conversation, and yet here we are. Why? […]
Is It Ever OK to Yell at a Complete Stranger's Child?
You know those stories that fascinate you, horrify you and confuse you—all at once? There’s one going on right now that I can’t seem to get my head around. By now, I’m sure that most of you have heard the story of Darla Neugebauer, the diner owner in Portland, Maine, who screamed at a […]
Could You Ever Forget Your Child in the Car?
I don’t know why I’m surprised when I read Internet comments—or, to be completely honest, why I read them at all. But yet, here I am…reading them and surprised. We’ve all seen the horrific stories about children being accidentally left in cars. In warmer months, temperatures can quickly soar to well over 100 degrees […]
Why It Matters That Two Superheroes Called a Woman "a Slut"
Well, I was going to put up a sweet, silly, little post about my pregnancy this morning, but my plans got derailed last night while scrolling through my Twitter feed. (Obviously the root of all evil.) That’s because I came across the now-infamous interview with Jeremy Renner and Chris Evans, who were doing a press […]