Eliminate Verbal Communication

March 2, 2015 by Greg Mischio 10 Comments

People belly-ache about having to respond to so many text, email and Facebook messages. I have a simple solution: Let’s go with the digital flow, and eliminate verbal communication.

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Filed Under: Family Epiphanies Tagged With: Emails, iPhones, Texting

Two-Minute Warning for Moms

June 23, 2014 by Greg Mischio 3 Comments

The Precambrian era lasted nearly 4,000 million years long, but that’s nothing compared to the amount of time it takes for my wife to say goodbye to people. I believe this is a shared maternal trait, which is why I’ve created the Two-Minute Warnings for Mom. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Family Epiphanies, Parenting Epiphanies Tagged With: Mothers, Parenting, Two-Minute Warning

Conduct Tours of Your Children’s Filthy Rooms

May 19, 2014 by Greg Mischio 16 Comments

My family must be high on the target list for Al Qaeda, because every time I walk past the kids’ rooms, it looks like a car bomb went off. Instead of nagging them to clean, however, I’m pursuing a bold new strategy. I’m giving tours of their ridiculously messy rooms. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Family Epiphanies, Parenting Epiphanies Tagged With: Bedrooms, Children, Humor, Parenting, Satire, Tours

Instilling Fear of Meteor Showers in Worrywart Moms

March 31, 2014 by Greg Mischio 4 Comments

Why do we use the term “worrywart”? Wouldn’t it be more accurate to refer to chronic worriers as “mom”? Mommies tend to worry excessively about anything and everything, at least they did until my latest epiphany. (This week’s post features another guest illustration from Monica LaLanda!) [Read more…]

Filed Under: Family Epiphanies, Guest Illustrator Epiphanies, Parenting Epiphanies Tagged With: Children, Humor, Kids, Meteors, Moms, Satire, Worrying

Moms Sabotage Math and Science in the Name of Santa

December 23, 2013 by Greg Mischio Leave a Comment

Much ado has been made about the decline of math and science test scores in US schools. The root problem? It’s not teachers or school boards. The true saboteurs of our educational systems: Mothers — and their motivation will shock you to your Christmas core. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Family Epiphanies, General World-Altering Epiphany, Parenting Epiphanies Tagged With: Christmas, Education, Moms, Santa

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