“To the Santa who made fun of my daughter’s flapping: my kids have waited all year to sit on your coveted lap. My little girl is seven. This might be the last year she believes in your magic. Next time you see a child like mine—consider it beautiful, not bizarre.”
“I don’t have a spare minute to slow down and enjoy it, but I don’t want to miss anything.”
“It’s bedtime and I just want to check the f*ck out. I feel the grumble in my throat. The hoarseness as I’m asked for something else. And I wanna scream. But I don’t. Because they’re only kids. And it’s so hard not to be an assh*le to them.”
“There’s always a phone call to make, a load of laundry to be dried, a meal to be made, a snack to be opened, and a bill to be paid.”
“I know it’s not easy, especially when you’re tired and frustrated… but, it’s worth it when it works. So next time your little one starts spiraling, try plucking those grouchies away.”
“I’m just so desperate to remember every minute of your babyhood, because there won’t be another baby brother or sister in a few years.”
“Couples had tears of joy as they found out they were expecting. I saw women who yearned to be pregnant and tried everything to have a baby. ‘That wasn’t me,’ I thought. Compared to what I saw on social media, I felt like the odd man out.”
Watch the beautiful moment when this dad overcomes his own panic to comfort someone else.
“I once read an article that newborns are harder than toddlers. After having three newborns who chewed off my nipples and didn’t sleep, I have something to say about that. You’re wrong.”
“Each morning, while sipping my mug of hot tea, I am gently reminded this is all Christmas in my house really needs. This tree is not the one that fills me up.”
