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Blog Posted by fiona trafton of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Feminism — Stop the Pettiness

We are living in a world where inequality between the sexes is omnipresent. A man who was caught on tape...

Blog Posted by Ailish Delaney of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

The Slimmer’s Guide to Hangry People

(Hangry = being angry because you’re hungry) So a few months ago I decided to go on a diet. Oops,...

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Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Old Wives Tales: Part 2

On some random Saturday when we were young, my sister and I were chowing down on some Pringles. My one-of-a-kind grandfather...

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Blog Posted by Michael Badger of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

LASAGNA SANDWICHES A Food Tell All

Becoming a stay-at-home dad wasn’t something I had planned, it just sort of happened. When my wife and I decided...

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Blog Posted by Kathryn Reay of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

The Part-Time Stepmum

On one of my early dates with my now husband I remember him talking about how some of his friends...

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Blog Posted by Julie Lachtay of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Enough Medicine. It’s Time For Magic.

Okay so diving straight in to magic might be too big a leap for you. How about ‘holistic’ or ‘natural’,...

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Blog Posted by Jill Wexler of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Inner Beauty or Outer Shell

Normally when I have a life crisis, my Inner Bitch is there to set me straight. You know damned well...

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Blog Posted by Kristin Mccarthy of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

I Nama-stopped: Failure To Find My Zen

Before the twins were born I spent a lot of days at the yoga studio trying clear my mind, center...

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Blog Posted by Jen Schwartz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Dating For Mom Friends

Making new mom friends isn’t always easy. Actually, it’s a lot like dating. You fear rejection. You want to have...

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Blog Posted by Patricia Wood of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

5 Ways Being A Mom Makes Me A Bad-Ass Super Villain

Becoming a mom is truly a magical experience, unrivaled by any other. However, it isn’t all fairytales and princesses. Throughout...

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Blog Posted by Karen Meister of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

I Jumped The Fence

I admit it. I took the candy. And at 9 years old, I felt so guilty that under the cloak...

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Blog Posted by Amber of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Leo DiCaprio and My Embarrassing Interactions With My Kids’ Fave Celeb

Both my boys are huge fans of Leonardo Di Caprio. My oldest loves the movie Titanic, and my youngest takes...

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Blog Posted by Beth Segaloff of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

A Different Type Of ReUnion

Over the last few years, I have begun healing from many stories in my past that have kept me from...

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Blog Posted by Amber of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Chances Are Your Intuition is Right

A few years ago, I read a really fascinating book called Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. It’s book about the science...

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Blog Posted by Michelle Mullet of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

The Golden Girl of Technological Innovation

“Rose, I’ve never met anyone like you.” “Check the cornfield on Hee-Haw.” – Sophia, Golden Girls I know there’s such...

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Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Old Wives Tales

There’s often a village of humans helping us find our way in this crazy world, especially as we’re growing up....

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Blog Posted by Sheila Qualls of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

A Letter Every Mom Should Read

Dear Sons, I fear I’ve failed you by teaching you skin color doesn’t matter … when clearly it does. Maybe I...

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Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Politics Can Learn a Thing or Two from Little League

My son’s little league career ended this spring….it’s quite alright….no big drama. He simply aged out of the program and doesn’t...

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Blog Posted by Deborah Notis of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

The Too-Long Goodbyes

Maybe it is heartless, but I never understood the whole “waving as the bus leaves for sleep away camp” thing....

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Blog Posted by Jill Wexler of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

It’s About Hearts, Not Parts

I’m writing this on the anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre. And my heart is breaking again. A while back,...

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Blog Posted by jennifer hurvitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

How to KEEP your Man

We bitch. We complain. We yap, whine…and crab. Yet, we expect our men to just hang around? Omg, ladies! What...

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Blog Posted by Jill Wexler of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Hello Creativity My Old Friend

I used to be a crafty, creative person. Decades before Pinterest existed, I fucking was the Pinterest. I used to...

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Blog Posted by Rebecca Mcdonald of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Am I Still Her Mother?

Experience has taught me that not all things can be repaired or extinguished from our memories. When I was 18...

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Blog Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald - Liceaga of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

He took the cow, Melissa. He took the cow.

We lost my father-in-law this month. A man of 80 years whom I knew for 19 of those thru dating...

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Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Closet PTA Mom

As I’m desperately working to finalize the yearbook for my daughter’s elementary school, I keep thinking…WHY did I raise my hand...

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Blog Posted by fiona trafton of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Is There Such A Thing As The Sisterhood?

“Sisterhood”. Guilty as charged, I have used an abstract concept — a term that is used so frequently to try to...

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Blog Posted by jennifer hurvitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

One Reason Why Not

I was bullied. Not gonna lie. In fact, I was sexually assaulted. Yup. I was teased, too. And emotionally abused...

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Blog Posted by jennifer hurvitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

I’m In Love with my Ex Husband

Got your attention, right? Clearly, I have some explaining to do. After being divorced for almost four years, how can...

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Blog Posted by Erica of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Lemonade Anyone?

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” This is the cheesiest line I’ve ever heard. What if you don’t like lemonade?...

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Blog Posted by Patricia Wood of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Motherhood Scares the Shit Out of Me!

“Hey Nana,” I answered the phone, awaiting the latest update. “Well, they think they found him. His body hasn’t been...

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Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

That Time I Disappointed My Daughter

One recent Wednesday afternoon my 3rd grade daughter – I’ll just call her M – came off the bus visibly upset....

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Blog Posted by lisa pomerantzster of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Do You See Us?

It’s a slippery slope my friends and we are headed down the rabbit hole fast. The latest for me, my Mrs. and...

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Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

The Black Legging Syndrome

America’s latest controversy is over leggings (so proud!) If you’ve been hiding behind your Levi’s over the past few days,...

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Blog Posted by Sheila Qualls of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Rude People Suck

Rude people are the reason the pick-up-your-dog-poop sign industry exists. Rude people SUCK! They mess up it up for everyone....

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Blog Posted by Sheila Qualls of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Death By Wedgie

When I was a newlywed, I flew from Indianapolis, INDIANA, to Lawton, OKLAHOMA– 829 miles–(with multiple plane changes and weather...

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Blog Posted by Sheila Qualls of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Fat, Fatigued and Frantic?

I wasn’t suicidal, but death didn’t sound so bad. What was wrong with me? Tired. Depressed. I’d gained almost 40...

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Blog Posted by Andra Maverick of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Always Being On the Outside SUCKS

Always Being On the Outside SUCKS. I attended my weekly yoga class and at the end of the hour,...

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Blog Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald - Liceaga of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

My Kids Are On An Express Train and I’m Holding Onto The Caboose

It is an intense feeling I had no idea existed. Or why. Buried deep and unearthed only when I realized...

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Blog Posted by Rose Shababy of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

The Renaissance of a Fat Girl

She had gray hair, the fine lines of experience cut a road map across her face as her eyes lit...

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Blog Posted by jennifer hurvitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

I’m Not Contagious: I’m DIVORCED!

Do I smell? I don’t think I do. I mean, I wear deodorant. Fuck, I even spray my vag with...

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Blog Posted by Ailish Delaney of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Do Women Just Want to be Rescued?

Now, before anyone bites my head off, this is a line from Sex and the City – I was watching...

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Blog Posted by Katherine Egan of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Acceptance – Balance – Newness

The last few months of 2016 I was in a funk of sorts. Let me clarify… I’m not talking about...

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Blog Posted by Lisa Clark of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

The Birds

I made my way down our hallway, which wasn’t long at all but always seemed so dreary, especially mornings. The...

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Blog Posted by marisa of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Just When You Think You’re Alone

I’ve just stripped down to my birthday suit and the steaming, inviting shower is ready and waiting for my grand...

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Blog Posted by Amber of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

How Can We Make Our Weekends Feel More Like Vacation?

Recently, my husband and I returned from a very relaxing, lazy, wonderful beach vacation. We decided a few months back it was...

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Blog Posted by jennifer hurvitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Princess or Pornstar?

Read at your own risk. This will be “R” rated. You should either shut this shit down now, or hang...

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Blog Posted by Jessie Ford of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Being Bullied in First Grade

First grade, in all its glory, has not been what I thought it would be. After a successful first year...

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Blog Posted by Ailish Delaney of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

Too Close For Comfort

The day had arrived. When I had set the date, I hadn’t really thought too much about it but as it...

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Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

I’m Not “AT” Work. But I AM Working.

I’m sorry, I can’t do lunch today. But you work from home, don’t you? What was the 3rd word you...

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Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on October 16, 2017

On Cloud 9

“You’re having a girl!” A wha? Really? “Yes, you see those 3 little lines? Those indicate girl parts.” That completely took...

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