Humor & Satire
Aug 26, 2009
All of us parents and parents-to-be have been there. That moment when a friend or family member generously buys clothing for our little one, clothing so garish even Elton John would gasp, “Oh honey, no.” And the gesture is so heartfelt, all we can do is pray those childhood acting classes are finally [...]
Aug 17, 2009
When researching girl birth announcements, it quickly became clear I had three thematic options: pink and white; pink and brown; pink and more pink. So we went with — hold on to your hats here — pink. I’d initially had visions of a, um, less pink and more original birth announcement. You know, something with [...]
Jul 17, 2009
You may think the life of a baby model is all high fashion and glamorous parties with milk-a-tinis at Chuck E. Cheese’s. As The Laughing Stork’s hard-hitting investigation into the Baby Modeling World reveals, however, there is a darker side:
Jul 14, 2009
If men are known for one thing, it’s their high pain tolerance. No! I kid! As I was bowled over in pain yesterday from MY PELVIS SOFTENING AND SPREADING SO A BOWLING BALL-SIZED HUMAN CAN POP OUT OF THERE, Mr. Candy emerged from the bathroom, dramatically clutching his hand.
“I cut my finger on the toothbrush! [...]
Jul 6, 2009
Behold this disturbingly realistic baby shower cake from British sugar artist Michelle Wibowo. (Ed. note: If I had a title as cool as “sugar artist,” I would require that everybody address me as such, like a doctor. “Hi, I’m Sugar Artist Candy Kirby. But you can just call me Sugar Artist Kirby…”). It is SO [...]
Jul 2, 2009
Food: Sour Patch Kids
What it means: Your maternal instinct is telling you to eat small, sugar-coated children. Seek professional help immediately.
Jul 1, 2009
As an expectant mother, I have frequently tapped into THE most reliable source of medical advice in the universe: the World Wide Web. Because everybody knows the Internet only dispenses information that is one-hundred-percent accurate.
This is especially true of Yahoo! Answers, where “you can ask questions on any topic and get answers from [...]
Jun 24, 2009
Apparently, it’s the last grade the cake decorator made it through.
