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Blog Posted by fiona trafton of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
We are living in a world where inequality between the sexes is omnipresent. A man who was caught on tape boasting about grabbing women’s genitals managed to become President of the United States. His rhetoric was also defended so passionately...
Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
On some random Saturday when we were young, my sister and I were chowing down on some Pringles. My one-of-a-kind grandfather noticed and immediately scolded us saying that we shouldn’t eat those anymore because they are not real potatoes. He said they...
Blog Posted by Nathalie Laitmon of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
As the Publisher of SuburbanMisfitMom, I consider myself uniquely qualified to speak on behalf of the countless parenting failures that writers share with me in our down and dirty conversations. My other undeniable skillset in this regard is that I'm oftentimes a certifiable idiot...
Blog Posted by Julie Lachtay of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
Okay so diving straight in to magic might be too big a leap for you. How about ‘holistic’ or ‘natural’, ‘alternative medicine” if you feel more comfortable with that? It doesn’t really matter what you choose to call it. It’s...
Blog Posted by Nathalie Laitmon of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
This disaster of a photo naturally prompted me to call up my good friend, Annie, immediately. Breezy and ebullient, Annie sounded as though she’d just returned from a spa weekend, and as relieved as someone who’d just had fulfilling sex....
Blog Posted by jennifer hurvitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
A happy EX-WIFE equals a happy life! Why does divorce have to be such a disaster? Based loosely on the relationship blog, The Truth Hurvitz, by Jennifer Hurvitz Weintraub, ONE HAPPY DIVORCE, is an honest, raw look at how to be...
Blog Posted by Beth Segaloff of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
Over the last few years, I have begun healing from many stories in my past that have kept me from being my most authentic self. I continue to witness parts of myself unraveling while remembering that I am here to...
Blog Posted by Amber of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
A few years ago, I read a really fascinating book called Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. It's book about the science behind a gut feeling. It goes into depth about how the body and mind are actually wired to have intuition...
Blog Posted by Michelle Mullet of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
“Rose, I’ve never met anyone like you.” “Check the cornfield on Hee-Haw.” - Sophia, Golden Girls I know there’s such a thing as built in obsolescence, but the reality is that once I’ve used a computer for a few years,...
Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
There's often a village of humans helping us find our way in this crazy world, especially as we're growing up. The village may be comprised of our parents, grandparents, other relatives, friends of the family, teachers, etc... Not everyone's village...
Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
After working in Corporate America for about 25 years - 16 of those in Human Resources - you can safely assume that I've been afforded quite the opportunity to observe the best and worst of human interactions. Which is keenly...
Blog Posted by Sheila Qualls of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
Dear Sons, I fear I’ve failed you by teaching you skin color doesn’t matter … when clearly it does. Maybe I should’ve taught you something different. Something closer to the truth. Skin color does matter and I struggle with feeding you...
Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
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 have the skill or desire to continue on to more competitive teams... It was a wonderful experience for all of...
Blog Posted by Jill Wexler of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
I’m writing this on the anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre. And my heart is breaking again. A while back, I told you that I fell into reading gay male romance and what a trip that was. At the time...
Blog Posted by Jill Wexler of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
I used to be a crafty, creative person. Decades before Pinterest existed, I fucking was the Pinterest. I used to make Christmas sweatshirts with iron on fabrics and puff paint. I painted wooden perpetual calendars and I was Modpodging the...
Blog Posted by Rebecca Mcdonald of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
Experience has taught me that not all things can be repaired or extinguished from our memories. When I was 18 years old I found myself in a predicament that I never thought i would find myself in at all. I...
Blog Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald - Liceaga of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
We lost my father-in-law this month. A man of 80 years whom I knew for 19 of those thru dating and then marrying my husband. "Mr. Juan" as I liked to call him was quiet and humble and I had...
Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
As I'm desperately working to finalize the yearbook for my daughter's elementary school, I keep thinking...WHY did I raise my hand for this? HOW did this happen? Did I really volunteer for this?! I mutter, "Man, this is a lot of work....
Blog Posted by Rebecca Mcdonald of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
So I'm not so sure about Tuesday's anymore. I work four ten hour shifts and Tuesday is my day off. It used to be filled with chasing kids around changing diapers making lunch, 2nd lunch and cleaning. My kids are...
Blog Posted by Karen Meister of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
Wednesday morning, I get a terrified plea from my 60+ year old long distance boyfriend. "I am in a lot of pain. I'm scared. I really want you here. Please fly up. I need you." Not one to panic, I...
Blog Posted by Patricia Wood of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
Maybe I'm crazy, or maybe I'm just a mom of toddlers. Maybe this doesn't happen for all moms, but there has to be some of you out there who are in the same shoes. Let me break down a little...
Blog Posted by Keisha Page of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
It seems like today, it’s all about helicopter parents. I remember being little and playing in the front yard without seeing my mother for hours. I walked home from school by myself in kindergarten. My grandparents were often my babysitters...
Blog Posted by Heather Burnett of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
There is one individual that can make me the happiest person on the planet only to turn me into a screaming, haggish, banshee within five seconds. That person is my sixteen-year-old daughter. Take last weekend for example. We were going...
Blog Posted by Tiffany Layne of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
About 5 years ago I gave up watching the news. It was a big deal, at least for me. Wait, let me back up a little bit. I remember when I first started watching the news. It was some kind...
Blog Posted by Erica of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." This is the cheesiest line I've ever heard. What if you don't like lemonade? I don't and I don't care to make lemonade with the so-called lemons I've been given. How about tossing them...
Blog Posted by lisa pomerantzster of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
This Yiddisheh mama has a major confession to make. I've been holding this one in, so bear with me. It comes from a lifetime ago. You SAHM's, like my Mrs., oh how I want to be you. Let me schmear (spread)...
Blog Posted by Keisha Page of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
I generally try not to care what others think about me. But I live in a pretty close-knit community, which means that I have to try at least to play nice, most of the time, if I want my kids...
Blog Posted by Patricia Wood of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
"Hey Nana," I answered the phone, awaiting the latest update. "Well, they think they found him. His body hasn't been identified by the Cleveland police yet, but there is a body of a man in the matching car, and supposedly...
Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
One recent Wednesday afternoon my 3rd grade daughter - I'll just call her M - came off the bus visibly upset. She's a moody one, so sometimes she comes off the bus cranky and kvetchy, but this was full on misery. She...
Blog Posted by Nathalie Laitmon of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
It was baby number 3. I was desperate to bring her into this world and from the moment our eyes met, it was on. This was my bonus baby. This was my stray away from gray hairs for just another...
Blog Posted by Christine Wein of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
I went to pick up my husband’s dry cleaning today. Usually it’s an errand that takes just minutes and is always completely uneventful. When I arrived there today however the TV was on behind the counter. The...
Blog Posted by lisa pomerantzster of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
It's a slippery slope my friends and we are headed down the rabbit hole fast. The latest for me, my Mrs. and our shanah maideleh kinder (sweet beautiful girls) is our invisibility in the upcoming Census. It's been announced that there will not be an...
Blog Posted by Amber of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
Hello from the other side. The other side of parenthood that is. Seven years ago I went from the pregnant side to the parent side. There were so many things flung in our direction, it took time to process it all...except for one...
Blog Posted by Ailish Delaney of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
My Mum is disappointed. In me. She’s disappointed in me. If you have ever been on the receiving end of anyone’s disappointment then you will know…it sucks! It’s a million times worse than anger, or the silent treatment. Give me...
Blog Posted by Martina Aiko of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
Food: isn't it just the most ridiculous source of 'mom guilt'? It starts from the moment your kids are born, with #breastisbest being thrown across social media, and snide comments about different brands of formula milk made at Mommy and...
Blog Posted by Danielle Maldonado of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
At the end of May it will officially be twenty years since I graduated from high school. High School was not altogether an unpleasurable experience for me. I had a few friends, I got my driver’s license, and I learned...
Blog Posted by Jill Wexler of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
One of the bloggers I follow posted something which prompted me to remember this parenting gem from a decade ago (holy Oil of Olay, Batman…a decade). My 13 year-old daughter and her friend, Sister Benedict, were sitting at the kitchen...
Blog Posted by Sheila Qualls of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
When I was a newlywed, I flew from Indianapolis, INDIANA, to Lawton, OKLAHOMA– 829 miles–(with multiple plane changes and weather delays) wearing nothing but a black teddy . . . and an overcoat. I was 22. I didn’t care about...
Blog Posted by Sheila Qualls of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
I wasn’t suicidal, but death didn’t sound so bad. What was wrong with me? Tired. Depressed. I’d gained almost 40 lbs. in a year. Something was going on. I wasn’t crazy. Or, at least, I didn’t think so. But something...
Blog Posted by Andra Maverick of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
Always Being On the Outside SUCKS. I attended my weekly yoga class and at the end of the hour, wandered out of the studio in my zen bliss. As I looked around, my bliss slowly faded into annoyance. ...
Blog Posted by Danielle Maldonado of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
There certain expectation of women, especially mothers, which exist in our society. A picture-perfect home, a home-cooked meal, and presentable kids in ironed clothing, sans chocolate face … Many of us have been bucking the system out of downright necessity....
Blog Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald - Liceaga of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
It is an intense feeling I had no idea existed. Or why. Buried deep and unearthed only when I realized how much I missed. I was watching but I wasn't really listening or savoring. Then poof! My almost 8-year-olds hand...
Blog Posted by Ailish Delaney of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
Now, before anyone bites my head off, this is a line from Sex and the City – I was watching it last night and it got me thinking, not about whether women do want to be rescued, but whether men...
Blog Posted by Katherine Egan of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
The last few months of 2016 I was in a funk of sorts. Let me clarify… I’m not talking about a smell or a type of music; apparently there are multiple definitions of the word. The funk I’m referring to...
Blog Posted by jennifer hurvitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
I just sat there. Listening to these young moms talk. I wanted to lunge across the table and SHAKE THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF THEM! If only I could share my secrets! Tell them what I’d do differently. If only...
Blog Posted by Ailish Delaney of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
The day had arrived. When I had set the date, I hadn’t really thought too much about it but as it drew nearer I began to get nervous. I mean, it’d been three years! What if I forgot what to do?...
Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
I'm sorry, I can't do lunch today. But you work from home, don't you? What was the 3rd word you just said? Work? Yep, that one. But don't you make your own hours? No, not really. You just work part...
Blog Posted by Taylor Williams-Durant of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
My daughter recently came home from school and told me that a little boy on the playground was pushing her around. Not so much physically, she reported, but more verbally. Telling her she couldn’t be friends with so-and-so, that she...
Blog Posted by Melissa Jacobowitz of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
"You're having a girl!" A wha? Really? "Yes, you see those 3 little lines? Those indicate girl parts." That completely took me by surprise. I figured that I'd be having another boy. Wow, a girl. Crap, a girl - ouch. Immediately I thought "drama"...
Blog Posted by Nathalie Laitmon of Suburban Misfit Mom on July 21, 2022
I've always found myself on the periphery of the cool crowd. Thematically, over my lifetime, whether it's been my family, sorority, or single hood, I recognize that my collection of close friends has no core, and yet, I always find...
