Entries Tagged as 'moms & dads'

did you send your mom a mother’s day card?

May 9th, 2008 · 61 Comments

“living with your parents while still in college has it’s benefits (saving money and all) but it also has its drawbacks,” writes laura in springfield, missouri. primarily…boundaries.
“my parents regularly grab my mail and put it in a compartment on a desk in our kitchen, which i don’t always check,” laura explains, and sometime shortly after […]

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Tags: going postal · missouri · moms & dads · springfield · thanks but no thanks

and please don’t step on any cracks, either

April 16th, 2008 · 124 Comments

after six months of backpacking through australia, my former roommate robin stopped by her mom’s house on long island to unload her giant pack of souvenirs, leftover trail mix, and unwashed underwear. her crucial mistake (besides the basic one: returning back home to mom as an adult)? leaving an unopened can of planter’s peanuts on […]

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Tags: food · moms & dads · new york · peanuts · pleasantries as afterthought

i can has guilt trip?

April 2nd, 2008 · 106 Comments

writes jake in los angeles: “at home for christmas (in greenville, s.c.) i mentioned in passing that i would ‘try’ to make it home for easter, which is what most southern refugee children with guilt complexes tell their doting mothers even though both sides know said child has no intention of showing up to hide […]

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Tags: guilt trip · holiday spirit · moms & dads · south carolina · southern charm

but charlie, don’t forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted

February 24th, 2008 · 109 Comments

charlie in hopkinton, massachusetts (age 17) and his little brother (age 15) spent a good deal of time scheming about how to respond to their mother’s notes around the bathroom before deciding upon shaving cream as their weapon of choice.

p.s. matilda: the most passive-aggressive child in fiction? (also, muggle-wump: the most passive-aggressive monkey?) discuss!
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Tags: bathroom · massachusetts · moms & dads

living with an adolescent (abridged)

November 14th, 2007 · 212 Comments

carlina in texas is close with her parents, but she’s been having a bit of a rough time lately. apparently carlina’s mother has grown tired of her daughter’s apathy/hostility/general malaise, and slipped this classic mom note under her door.

if that note didn’t remind you of your own mom, perhaps you can relate to this one […]

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Tags: cleaning · guilt trip · moms & dads · signed with love · texas