Writer Jenny Allen “loves” those motherhood cliches so much she wrote up a parody mommy blog post about them: “I’m a Mom.” She says, “I’m not saying that moms are better than other people, but there is, well, something different, something special about us." At first glance it might actually look like a real mommy blogger post. But nope — it’s satire. Here are my favorite lines. WARNING: Those of you who have trouble understanding irony may want to skip this post. First of all, she makes fun of the idea that if you’re not a mom, you’re just a waste of womanflesh who will never make as important a contribution to the world as moms do. My childless friends hate that. “Because, if you’re not a mom, you may not be a bad person, but you are an extraneous person.” Ooh, have you ever heard someone imply this — for real? And then there’s that whole mom-as-martyr bit about how we moms have to do everything ourselves because dads are so incompetent: Haha! Dads, what blundering clods. I mean, they are if we keep telling them they are. And by the way, it would really help if those dads who actually do know how to load the dishwasher properly and will change a diaper without being asked would quit ruining things for everyone else. If it turns out fathers care as much as mothers do, mothers aren’t going to feel very special, are they?!? More from The Stir: 10 Blogs That Will Change the Way You Think of Moms Okay, and now let’s talk about how giving is a mom’s job (and not anyone else’s!), and how we don’t expect thanks but we just can’t help pointing out that we never get thanked … Allen ends by mentioning that her kids are all off at college (where she calls them seven times a day, sends their ironed underwear via FedEx, and ships tampons to her daughters), but she keeps her good-for-nothing husband in the basement with their incontinent dog. Some people (non-mothers, of course) tell her they think that’s mean! Haha! Ew. I’ve actually heard moms talk like this. And I’ve heard men say this about moms when they want us to stop blathering on about equal pay, laws against sexual harassment, and asking men to share in the household chores. I should point out here that Jenny Allen isn’t some bitter, single woman who never knew the joys of motherhood (so what does she know, huh?!?). As it happens, Jenny Allen is a mother whose children are grown and in college. And I think she’s pinned down the essence of motherhood perfectly — or anyway, she’s pinned down a lot of mommy bloggers perfectly! Have you heard other people say the same things about mothers that Jenny Allen does in her humor piece? Image via Mike on Maui/Flickr
title: “Mom Mocks Mommy Bloggers With Devastating Parody” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-01” author: “Laura Pulliam”
Writer Jenny Allen “loves” those motherhood cliches so much she wrote up a parody mommy blog post about them: “I’m a Mom.” She says, “I’m not saying that moms are better than other people, but there is, well, something different, something special about us." At first glance it might actually look like a real mommy blogger post. But nope — it’s satire. Here are my favorite lines. WARNING: Those of you who have trouble understanding irony may want to skip this post. First of all, she makes fun of the idea that if you’re not a mom, you’re just a waste of womanflesh who will never make as important a contribution to the world as moms do. My childless friends hate that. “Because, if you’re not a mom, you may not be a bad person, but you are an extraneous person.” Ooh, have you ever heard someone imply this — for real? And then there’s that whole mom-as-martyr bit about how we moms have to do everything ourselves because dads are so incompetent: Haha! Dads, what blundering clods. I mean, they are if we keep telling them they are. And by the way, it would really help if those dads who actually do know how to load the dishwasher properly and will change a diaper without being asked would quit ruining things for everyone else. If it turns out fathers care as much as mothers do, mothers aren’t going to feel very special, are they?!? More from The Stir: 10 Blogs That Will Change the Way You Think of Moms Okay, and now let’s talk about how giving is a mom’s job (and not anyone else’s!), and how we don’t expect thanks but we just can’t help pointing out that we never get thanked … Allen ends by mentioning that her kids are all off at college (where she calls them seven times a day, sends their ironed underwear via FedEx, and ships tampons to her daughters), but she keeps her good-for-nothing husband in the basement with their incontinent dog. Some people (non-mothers, of course) tell her they think that’s mean! Haha! Ew. I’ve actually heard moms talk like this. And I’ve heard men say this about moms when they want us to stop blathering on about equal pay, laws against sexual harassment, and asking men to share in the household chores. I should point out here that Jenny Allen isn’t some bitter, single woman who never knew the joys of motherhood (so what does she know, huh?!?). As it happens, Jenny Allen is a mother whose children are grown and in college. And I think she’s pinned down the essence of motherhood perfectly — or anyway, she’s pinned down a lot of mommy bloggers perfectly! Have you heard other people say the same things about mothers that Jenny Allen does in her humor piece? Image via Mike on Maui/Flickr
title: “Mom Mocks Mommy Bloggers With Devastating Parody” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-01” author: “Richard Curtin”
Writer Jenny Allen “loves” those motherhood cliches so much she wrote up a parody mommy blog post about them: “I’m a Mom.” She says, “I’m not saying that moms are better than other people, but there is, well, something different, something special about us." At first glance it might actually look like a real mommy blogger post. But nope — it’s satire. Here are my favorite lines. WARNING: Those of you who have trouble understanding irony may want to skip this post. First of all, she makes fun of the idea that if you’re not a mom, you’re just a waste of womanflesh who will never make as important a contribution to the world as moms do. My childless friends hate that. “Because, if you’re not a mom, you may not be a bad person, but you are an extraneous person.” Ooh, have you ever heard someone imply this — for real? And then there’s that whole mom-as-martyr bit about how we moms have to do everything ourselves because dads are so incompetent: Haha! Dads, what blundering clods. I mean, they are if we keep telling them they are. And by the way, it would really help if those dads who actually do know how to load the dishwasher properly and will change a diaper without being asked would quit ruining things for everyone else. If it turns out fathers care as much as mothers do, mothers aren’t going to feel very special, are they?!? More from The Stir: 10 Blogs That Will Change the Way You Think of Moms Okay, and now let’s talk about how giving is a mom’s job (and not anyone else’s!), and how we don’t expect thanks but we just can’t help pointing out that we never get thanked … Allen ends by mentioning that her kids are all off at college (where she calls them seven times a day, sends their ironed underwear via FedEx, and ships tampons to her daughters), but she keeps her good-for-nothing husband in the basement with their incontinent dog. Some people (non-mothers, of course) tell her they think that’s mean! Haha! Ew. I’ve actually heard moms talk like this. And I’ve heard men say this about moms when they want us to stop blathering on about equal pay, laws against sexual harassment, and asking men to share in the household chores. I should point out here that Jenny Allen isn’t some bitter, single woman who never knew the joys of motherhood (so what does she know, huh?!?). As it happens, Jenny Allen is a mother whose children are grown and in college. And I think she’s pinned down the essence of motherhood perfectly — or anyway, she’s pinned down a lot of mommy bloggers perfectly! Have you heard other people say the same things about mothers that Jenny Allen does in her humor piece? Image via Mike on Maui/Flickr
title: “Mom Mocks Mommy Bloggers With Devastating Parody” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-29” author: “Susan Flores”
Writer Jenny Allen “loves” those motherhood cliches so much she wrote up a parody mommy blog post about them: “I’m a Mom.” She says, “I’m not saying that moms are better than other people, but there is, well, something different, something special about us." At first glance it might actually look like a real mommy blogger post. But nope — it’s satire. Here are my favorite lines. WARNING: Those of you who have trouble understanding irony may want to skip this post. First of all, she makes fun of the idea that if you’re not a mom, you’re just a waste of womanflesh who will never make as important a contribution to the world as moms do. My childless friends hate that. “Because, if you’re not a mom, you may not be a bad person, but you are an extraneous person.” Ooh, have you ever heard someone imply this — for real? And then there’s that whole mom-as-martyr bit about how we moms have to do everything ourselves because dads are so incompetent: Haha! Dads, what blundering clods. I mean, they are if we keep telling them they are. And by the way, it would really help if those dads who actually do know how to load the dishwasher properly and will change a diaper without being asked would quit ruining things for everyone else. If it turns out fathers care as much as mothers do, mothers aren’t going to feel very special, are they?!? More from The Stir: 10 Blogs That Will Change the Way You Think of Moms Okay, and now let’s talk about how giving is a mom’s job (and not anyone else’s!), and how we don’t expect thanks but we just can’t help pointing out that we never get thanked … Allen ends by mentioning that her kids are all off at college (where she calls them seven times a day, sends their ironed underwear via FedEx, and ships tampons to her daughters), but she keeps her good-for-nothing husband in the basement with their incontinent dog. Some people (non-mothers, of course) tell her they think that’s mean! Haha! Ew. I’ve actually heard moms talk like this. And I’ve heard men say this about moms when they want us to stop blathering on about equal pay, laws against sexual harassment, and asking men to share in the household chores. I should point out here that Jenny Allen isn’t some bitter, single woman who never knew the joys of motherhood (so what does she know, huh?!?). As it happens, Jenny Allen is a mother whose children are grown and in college. And I think she’s pinned down the essence of motherhood perfectly — or anyway, she’s pinned down a lot of mommy bloggers perfectly! Have you heard other people say the same things about mothers that Jenny Allen does in her humor piece? Image via Mike on Maui/Flickr
title: “Mom Mocks Mommy Bloggers With Devastating Parody” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-02” author: “James Santa”
Writer Jenny Allen “loves” those motherhood cliches so much she wrote up a parody mommy blog post about them: “I’m a Mom.” She says, “I’m not saying that moms are better than other people, but there is, well, something different, something special about us." At first glance it might actually look like a real mommy blogger post. But nope — it’s satire. Here are my favorite lines. WARNING: Those of you who have trouble understanding irony may want to skip this post. First of all, she makes fun of the idea that if you’re not a mom, you’re just a waste of womanflesh who will never make as important a contribution to the world as moms do. My childless friends hate that. “Because, if you’re not a mom, you may not be a bad person, but you are an extraneous person.” Ooh, have you ever heard someone imply this — for real? And then there’s that whole mom-as-martyr bit about how we moms have to do everything ourselves because dads are so incompetent: Haha! Dads, what blundering clods. I mean, they are if we keep telling them they are. And by the way, it would really help if those dads who actually do know how to load the dishwasher properly and will change a diaper without being asked would quit ruining things for everyone else. If it turns out fathers care as much as mothers do, mothers aren’t going to feel very special, are they?!? More from The Stir: 10 Blogs That Will Change the Way You Think of Moms Okay, and now let’s talk about how giving is a mom’s job (and not anyone else’s!), and how we don’t expect thanks but we just can’t help pointing out that we never get thanked … Allen ends by mentioning that her kids are all off at college (where she calls them seven times a day, sends their ironed underwear via FedEx, and ships tampons to her daughters), but she keeps her good-for-nothing husband in the basement with their incontinent dog. Some people (non-mothers, of course) tell her they think that’s mean! Haha! Ew. I’ve actually heard moms talk like this. And I’ve heard men say this about moms when they want us to stop blathering on about equal pay, laws against sexual harassment, and asking men to share in the household chores. I should point out here that Jenny Allen isn’t some bitter, single woman who never knew the joys of motherhood (so what does she know, huh?!?). As it happens, Jenny Allen is a mother whose children are grown and in college. And I think she’s pinned down the essence of motherhood perfectly — or anyway, she’s pinned down a lot of mommy bloggers perfectly! Have you heard other people say the same things about mothers that Jenny Allen does in her humor piece? Image via Mike on Maui/Flickr
title: “Mom Mocks Mommy Bloggers With Devastating Parody” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-07” author: “Debra Jaramillo”
Writer Jenny Allen “loves” those motherhood cliches so much she wrote up a parody mommy blog post about them: “I’m a Mom.” She says, “I’m not saying that moms are better than other people, but there is, well, something different, something special about us." At first glance it might actually look like a real mommy blogger post. But nope — it’s satire. Here are my favorite lines. WARNING: Those of you who have trouble understanding irony may want to skip this post. First of all, she makes fun of the idea that if you’re not a mom, you’re just a waste of womanflesh who will never make as important a contribution to the world as moms do. My childless friends hate that. “Because, if you’re not a mom, you may not be a bad person, but you are an extraneous person.” Ooh, have you ever heard someone imply this — for real? And then there’s that whole mom-as-martyr bit about how we moms have to do everything ourselves because dads are so incompetent: Haha! Dads, what blundering clods. I mean, they are if we keep telling them they are. And by the way, it would really help if those dads who actually do know how to load the dishwasher properly and will change a diaper without being asked would quit ruining things for everyone else. If it turns out fathers care as much as mothers do, mothers aren’t going to feel very special, are they?!? More from The Stir: 10 Blogs That Will Change the Way You Think of Moms Okay, and now let’s talk about how giving is a mom’s job (and not anyone else’s!), and how we don’t expect thanks but we just can’t help pointing out that we never get thanked … Allen ends by mentioning that her kids are all off at college (where she calls them seven times a day, sends their ironed underwear via FedEx, and ships tampons to her daughters), but she keeps her good-for-nothing husband in the basement with their incontinent dog. Some people (non-mothers, of course) tell her they think that’s mean! Haha! Ew. I’ve actually heard moms talk like this. And I’ve heard men say this about moms when they want us to stop blathering on about equal pay, laws against sexual harassment, and asking men to share in the household chores. I should point out here that Jenny Allen isn’t some bitter, single woman who never knew the joys of motherhood (so what does she know, huh?!?). As it happens, Jenny Allen is a mother whose children are grown and in college. And I think she’s pinned down the essence of motherhood perfectly — or anyway, she’s pinned down a lot of mommy bloggers perfectly! Have you heard other people say the same things about mothers that Jenny Allen does in her humor piece? Image via Mike on Maui/Flickr
title: “Mom Mocks Mommy Bloggers With Devastating Parody” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-08” author: “Delbert Gonzalez”
Writer Jenny Allen “loves” those motherhood cliches so much she wrote up a parody mommy blog post about them: “I’m a Mom.” She says, “I’m not saying that moms are better than other people, but there is, well, something different, something special about us." At first glance it might actually look like a real mommy blogger post. But nope — it’s satire. Here are my favorite lines. WARNING: Those of you who have trouble understanding irony may want to skip this post. First of all, she makes fun of the idea that if you’re not a mom, you’re just a waste of womanflesh who will never make as important a contribution to the world as moms do. My childless friends hate that. “Because, if you’re not a mom, you may not be a bad person, but you are an extraneous person.” Ooh, have you ever heard someone imply this — for real? And then there’s that whole mom-as-martyr bit about how we moms have to do everything ourselves because dads are so incompetent: Haha! Dads, what blundering clods. I mean, they are if we keep telling them they are. And by the way, it would really help if those dads who actually do know how to load the dishwasher properly and will change a diaper without being asked would quit ruining things for everyone else. If it turns out fathers care as much as mothers do, mothers aren’t going to feel very special, are they?!? More from The Stir: 10 Blogs That Will Change the Way You Think of Moms Okay, and now let’s talk about how giving is a mom’s job (and not anyone else’s!), and how we don’t expect thanks but we just can’t help pointing out that we never get thanked … Allen ends by mentioning that her kids are all off at college (where she calls them seven times a day, sends their ironed underwear via FedEx, and ships tampons to her daughters), but she keeps her good-for-nothing husband in the basement with their incontinent dog. Some people (non-mothers, of course) tell her they think that’s mean! Haha! Ew. I’ve actually heard moms talk like this. And I’ve heard men say this about moms when they want us to stop blathering on about equal pay, laws against sexual harassment, and asking men to share in the household chores. I should point out here that Jenny Allen isn’t some bitter, single woman who never knew the joys of motherhood (so what does she know, huh?!?). As it happens, Jenny Allen is a mother whose children are grown and in college. And I think she’s pinned down the essence of motherhood perfectly — or anyway, she’s pinned down a lot of mommy bloggers perfectly! Have you heard other people say the same things about mothers that Jenny Allen does in her humor piece? Image via Mike on Maui/Flickr
title: “Mom Mocks Mommy Bloggers With Devastating Parody” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-14” author: “Reginald Gagliardi”
Writer Jenny Allen “loves” those motherhood cliches so much she wrote up a parody mommy blog post about them: “I’m a Mom.” She says, “I’m not saying that moms are better than other people, but there is, well, something different, something special about us." At first glance it might actually look like a real mommy blogger post. But nope — it’s satire. Here are my favorite lines. WARNING: Those of you who have trouble understanding irony may want to skip this post. First of all, she makes fun of the idea that if you’re not a mom, you’re just a waste of womanflesh who will never make as important a contribution to the world as moms do. My childless friends hate that. “Because, if you’re not a mom, you may not be a bad person, but you are an extraneous person.” Ooh, have you ever heard someone imply this — for real? And then there’s that whole mom-as-martyr bit about how we moms have to do everything ourselves because dads are so incompetent: Haha! Dads, what blundering clods. I mean, they are if we keep telling them they are. And by the way, it would really help if those dads who actually do know how to load the dishwasher properly and will change a diaper without being asked would quit ruining things for everyone else. If it turns out fathers care as much as mothers do, mothers aren’t going to feel very special, are they?!? More from The Stir: 10 Blogs That Will Change the Way You Think of Moms Okay, and now let’s talk about how giving is a mom’s job (and not anyone else’s!), and how we don’t expect thanks but we just can’t help pointing out that we never get thanked … Allen ends by mentioning that her kids are all off at college (where she calls them seven times a day, sends their ironed underwear via FedEx, and ships tampons to her daughters), but she keeps her good-for-nothing husband in the basement with their incontinent dog. Some people (non-mothers, of course) tell her they think that’s mean! Haha! Ew. I’ve actually heard moms talk like this. And I’ve heard men say this about moms when they want us to stop blathering on about equal pay, laws against sexual harassment, and asking men to share in the household chores. I should point out here that Jenny Allen isn’t some bitter, single woman who never knew the joys of motherhood (so what does she know, huh?!?). As it happens, Jenny Allen is a mother whose children are grown and in college. And I think she’s pinned down the essence of motherhood perfectly — or anyway, she’s pinned down a lot of mommy bloggers perfectly! Have you heard other people say the same things about mothers that Jenny Allen does in her humor piece? Image via Mike on Maui/Flickr
