witchy takes

Things you don't do

Kathleen Donahoe on "slovenliness" vs. priorities

Oct 17, 2024 •

and

Kathleen Donahoe

Teachers are some of the *last* people we should expect to be parents

Leave them alone!

Sep 30, 2024 •

An ode to witchy stepmoms: the reprise

Put some respect on their names

Sep 5, 2024 •

Paid subscriber post: We're probably mostly ok at being friends

Try this on for size: What if "mostly ok" is pretty good?

Aug 29, 2024 •

Your family vs its shit

I have a solution 🕳️

Jun 27, 2024 •

Don't believe the bedtime hype!

You don't have to like it -- or think you should like it

Mar 1, 2024 •

Lyz Lenz is one of my favorite American ex-wives

A divorce talk. (And a bonus surprise-I'm-a-sports-mom-now-I-guess talk)

Feb 13, 2024 •

Paid sub-only thread: Gentle (for you) parenting

The other night I got back from walking the dog to cool down after my kids complained to me that the blender I was using to make them banana muf…

Dec 8, 2023 •

Paid subscriber issue: Take this Thanksgiving plan and shove it!

a really good cathartic no.

Nov 10, 2023 •

A fundraising idea: paying to not.

Plus: Last week to give to the Giving Circle for Virginia

Oct 30, 2023 •

Alyce Chan makes being a mom seem like one big joke

Parenting humor that gets you

Sep 28, 2023 •

The rage on backorder is being delivered NOW

Unloading things you didn't even realize you were mad about

Sep 26, 2023 •

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