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  • True Mom and Dad Confessions at Strollerderby: Parents Confess to Leaving Babies Alone in House:

    true-mom-confessionsHere it is—our first official weekly round up of True Mom and True Dad confessions. Read on to see what's making parents click the "me too" button on our sites...The "Hey, you're not alone in this!" or the "Yep - did that too!" cyber sentiment.

    This week's top five from True Mom Confessions:

    • 135 moms gave a thumbs up to a mom who confessed to leaving her sleeping baby alone in the house while she zipped next door to her sister's house. So yes, you should let sleeping babies lie - even if they are alone in the house next door.
    • 132 moms admitted to really getting their hands (and noses) dirty - smelly poopy bottoms and wiping snot with bare hands.
    • 127 moms threw up their oven mits and screamed, "We are sick and tired of making dinner."
    • 108 moms agreed that under no circumstances could you spoil a newborn. Love em up all you can.
    • 92 moms confessed that yes, they keep the free personalized and flower festooned address labels they receive by the dozens in the mail. But no, they don't make the required donations requested for keeping said labels.

    This week's top five from True Dad Confessions:

    • 60 dads clicked "yes please" to a query about the "hair down there." These guys prefer a carpet to go with the curtains. They didn't comment on a matching set...but maybe next week.
    • 55 dads were so overwhelmed with love for their wives, they grew misty-eyed when thinking of one of them being the first to die.
    • 46 dads did not mince words - they confessed to simply needing a good f*@ck.
    • 43 dads hit me too to the simply statement, "There's just no me time for a dad." So true, so true. On this one, there is no battle of the sexes -- everyone needs just a few more hours in the day.

    Your top 5 (or just one) for the week?


  • Mommy's Midlife Crisis

    Today's mommies and daddies often get slammed for griping about what they give up (singing careers, all night love parties, or svelt and tight mid-sections) rather than what they have (lovely babies, sweet little toddlers, an excuse to stay in and watch bad reality TV). 

    One doesn't have to peruse True Mom Confessions or True Dad Confessions too deeply to quickly develop an impression that as parents, many of us are suffering (and increasingly less in silence lord help us).  So Salon's Dear Cary column, recently featuring a poor mama stuck in a small town with nary a successful whimper of a singing career to "show" for her 38 years, shouldn't come as a surprise.

    There are scads of dissatisfied people in the world.  Some parents.  Some not.  Kids, like anything else, can be used as an excuse not to accomplish one's dreams of being an Elvis impersonator, or famous author, or private dancer.  Kids may seem like the biggest

    Carey's response to the midlife crisis mama is kind and right on.  So you want to sing? Then sing! 


  • True Dad Confessions: Farts and Sex and Work, Oh My!

    Ladies, have you jumped over to True Dad Confessions yet?  I think SD's own Mike Adamick can speak for all of us when he notes that "there are some messed up dads out there, and it's quite possible you're married to one of them."  But I don't want to focus on the scary dudes. 

    What strikes me most about TDC is the sweet, and rather harmless, overall tones of most of the posters.  The bottom line is, most dads want more sex (of course), less work (natch), and are still as enamored by farts as they were in 7th grade.  Some dads get a kick out of farting on their kids;  Many dads like to smell farts under the covers; Several agreed that their wives farts smell good (hear that ladies?  Let 'er rip - he'll love it!).  Sadly, I could go on.

    You know what, though?  I won't.  It's enough to know that most dads, though they have passed through the gates of manhoodhood, and stand on the precipice of middle age, are still the 7th grade boys at heart.  I find it endearing. 

    The immaturity, that is.  Not the farts. 
     



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