Catherine Falls Commercial / Getty Planning or attending birthday parties is one of the less talked about tasks of parenthood. Whether we’re RSVPing, wrapping gifts, making awkward small talk with other parents, or planning our own kid’s soiree, a lot goes into this bucket of parenting. One mom is feeling the pressure as she plans her four-year-old’s birthday, wondering if the time of the potential party is “too early.” Turns out, she might have actually found the best time to have a kid’s birthday party, ever. In the Mommit subreddit, user @sidney-cat posted, “Would you go to a kid’s birthday...
Please Consider This My Formal Petition To Bring Back The House Phone
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images, Shutterstock It was a workday for me and a half day of school for my kids. I was deep in writing a communication plan when my phone buzzed. It was a text from a client, but above that was a message from my 11-year-old son asking if he could talk to his friend. Simple enough, right? Not exactly. I realized an hour had passed since he’d reached out, but now I needed to take another step — I had to text his friend’s parents. That is when I said out loud, to no one in particular,...
11 Leftover Ham Recipes To Use What's Left Of Your Easter Feast
All The Healthy Things Easter dinner just wouldn’t be Easter dinner without a big ol’ ham in the center of the table. Much like turkey, it’s the kind of thing that’s best to make a little extra of to ensure everyone has enough to eat. But of course, that means there usually ends up being a bunch left over. In that case, it’s helpful to have some easy leftover ham recipes in mind so you can make something new with your holiday leftovers. Because ham is great and all, but it gets boring the third time in a row. The...
Why Do Cats Splash Their Water Before Drinking? A Vet Explains
Benjamin Torode/Moment/Getty Images I have never not owned a cat. Before I was born, my family had cats (miss you, Twinkle) and at 3, I was allowed to name our new cat — I called her Puddin’. I would never say I’m a "cat person," but I knew when I had kids that I wanted our house to have a cat, too. When our daughter was 3, we adopted our cat: a 3-year-old rescue named Cowboy Bob. And boy do I love him and all his weird, quirky behaviors. Like meowing at me to let him out at 5 a.m....