When the sun goes down at 4 pm… that's when you truly lock in as a parent.

Parenting is all about compromise . Before you become a parent, you have all sorts of highfalutin ideas about what kind of parent you'll be. You'll only feed them home-cooked organic meals, you'll never be cross with them and only use positive reinforcement, and you won't allow them to go on the internet before they're in high school. But then life comes around and has other plans for you. It leaves you tired, exhausted, and frustrated to the point where you'll do anything just to have a quiet…

For moms and dads that need a laugh

Happy halloween parents… It's the one day of the year when you're legally allowed to steal at least 15% of your child's candy and call it the “chaperone tax." Technically you can do that any day of the year but it's especially encouraged today.

Please stop changing your costume idea

Living in my head 'rent free

One of the worst things about parenting is having to make small talk with other parents. Just because our kids are the same age doesn't mean we have much in common, and there's only so much runway I get with talking about the kids' developmental phases, school, activities, etc. before I run out of stuff to say. And then you're just left talking about regular adult stuff with people who are more boring than you. This is why you need your designated parent friend. You need a person you've identif…

There's no universal rulebook for being a parent

Needed to hear that

They say that 90% of parenting is just thinking about when you can lie down again

So sweet

Too relatable

Far too relatable

Back to school, back to tweets

Back to school isn't all that it's cracked up to be

Never thought I'd have to clean permanent marker off of a dog