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  • 22.01.2026

    The Pig Farmers

    The Pig Farmers

    A sardonic take on parenting, frustration, and the fantasy that raising pigs might have been simpler. Children talk back. Pigs don’t. Somewhere between exhaustion and love, this essay explores why parenting is the most thankless, maddening, and quietly rewarding job there is. Continue reading

    absurdity, Dark Humor, family, family life, humor, life, motherhood, motherhood humor, observational humor, parenting, parenting humor, personal essay, writing
  • 20.01.2026

    Five Eyes, Zero Clue

    Five Eyes, Zero Clue

    Bees have five eyes. Mothers are told we have eyes everywhere. Turns out neither is enough when kids, boredom, and bad ideas collide. A snarky, darkly funny look at motherhood, missed disasters, and the comforting lie that parents always know what’s going on. Continue reading

    Dark Humor, family, family stories, hindsight, life, love, motherhood, parenting, parenting humor, personal essay, raising kids


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