I have family members that are SHOCKED that I let my kiddos play with Nerf guns, and they tell me how irresponsible I am, and how bad it is for my son (he’s 12). But my kiddos love nerf. One kiddo spends time hunting through thrift shops, looking for good deals, modifying them, taking them apart, totally failing to…

I always read through the 1-star reviews. When I was looking for some good “going through puberty” books for my kiddos, I read the 1-star reviews, looking for the books that had the “I’m a devout Christian, and this book gives WAY TOO MUCH INFORMATION for 14 year olds!” type reviews. That’s how I knew it would have…

They have been, for years.

If you’re ordering from a small local/family business, try to pay in cash, too! Credit card fees hurt the little guys, and they add up quickly. Add app fees on to that, and... ouch.

I love romance novels - I love historical romance, fantasy romance, just-plain-romance... But you know what I need? I need a rating system that tells me if there is any rape in the book. I have absolutely zero interest in reading about rape. Especially if it is graphically described.

You know how, sometimes when you are reading the comments on an innocuous-enough article, you happen upon a comment that all of a sudden, out of the blue, makes you laugh ridiculously hard?

I am doing 10 a day on the stairs. I can currently *just* get to 10 on the 4th stair up, so I’m planning on moving down to the 3rd stair tomorrow! My overall goal is to be able to do them on the floor, and this is the most gradual way that I think might actually work. I have been doing knee-pushups for years, and I…

Our society needs a “I’m an introvert, please no small-talk” hand signal. My husband started cutting his own hair simply to avoid having to make small talk. We stopped going to restaurants for the same reason (also to save money - it was how I convinced him to stop going to restaurants - “Honey, just think... no more…

I have awesome results with a honey/whiskey/hot tea combo. I feel so much better for those 15 minutes before I finally fall asleep.

“the TV I WANT to wach”... WANT being the important word, here...

WAT. This is nuts. Will look into. How can the answer be THIS SIMPLE?

I just want all of the TV I want to watch in ONE PLACE because I don’t like having to remember which service has which shows... because I have enough crammed into my brain, already for pete’s sake. And they freaking STOLE the last season, so I’m left with AN ETERNAL CLIFFHANGER.

I have Netflix and Amazon Prime. I don’t want another service! Wah Wah Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!

I have been patiently waiting for the final season of Bones to come to Netflix. So, so patiently wating. AND NOW BONES IS GONE COMPLETELY.

I learned the hard way that, with cats, if they cannot figure out the problem with a quick exam and one round of blood work, then they’re likely never going to know what’s wrong. And, if they (by some miracle) DO figure out what’s wrong with all of that expensive work, chances are that it’s not treatable. Cats are…

An additional important piece of information: If you have a Kidde fire extinguisher, check to see if it has been recalled! The last thing that you want, in the scary event that you reach for your handy fire extinguisher, is to discover that it either doesn’t work, or it screws up and hurts you.

Regardless of whether you have The Flu or A Cold, please, for the love of all that is holy or not, stay the hell home. I know very well that this is not possible for everyone. Some employers are assholes, some benefits suck, so not everyone can do this. And that’s 100% not OK.

As a kiddo, I was never allowed to take hot lunch at school because it was expensive. So I always thought it was kind of magical and wonderful... I was wrong. So, so wrong.

I really, really wish we had started this with the very first Birthday Party. I wish I had taught my kiddos that the Birthday Party itself is the gift, and the cake/treats, the fun games, etc - THAT is the present. Not stuff.

Yes, parents should be held accountable for their children.