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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 8h
Dear Parents, Exciting news!!! It’s time to sign up for your spot in this year’s Annual Canyon Springs Elementary Trunk or Treat!!! medium.com/frazzled/sub...
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Subject: 🎃Trunk or Treat is Back!!! 🎃
Your friendly PTA president is back with just a few requests for this year's Trunk or Treat...
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One clear summer night at grampa’s cottage, a father takes his seven-year-old daughter to the back yard to stargaze. “Fireflies, Daddy!” “Nothing says midsummer quite like them.” medium.com/frazzled/sev...
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Seven-Year-Old Faces Nihility
Stargazing session ends in tears
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I spent my first three years of parenthood blissfully living in sweet naivety. Sure, we were tragically late for absolutely everything we attempted to do in a way that was, at times, infuriating. But it wasn’t my fault. I had a baby. medium.com/frazzled/i-f...
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I Faced a Harsh Reality in the Preschool Pick-Up Line
I’m the problem; it’s me
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’d do literally anything for my sweet, silly seven-year-old. But I won’t do math. medium.com/frazzled/id-...
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I’d Do Anything for My Kid, but I Won’t Do Math
I have my limits
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Oh, good God. Hurry past, please,” I yell to my 8-year-old daughter who’s racing up my left. “Nope, not that way. Straight ahead. I just can’t do it today.” I fix my eyes on the building in front of me. I can’t handle this man, nor this inevitable conversation… again. medium.com/frazzled/i-f...
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I Feel Like I’ve Had the Sex Talk With My Kids at Least Two Dozen Times
I wanted my kids to have no shame about sex, so now I have to answer the shameless questions
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You are now a car in the make and model of your child’s choosing (Ice cream truck with purple lightning on it? Polka-dotted limousine?). Engage your core and create a hollow body hold with your back and legs off the ground. medium.com/frazzled/dad...
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“Dad’s Home Alone with the Kids” Workout Plan
Have a cardio blast with your kids and build bigger biceps before they say they’re bored again
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
After months of re-reading Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs with my toddler, I have a bone to pick with paleontologists. Where is the pterodactyl? Seriously. Where is it? medium.com/frazzled/un-...
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Un-Cancel the Pterodactyl, It Has Suffered Enough
Seriously, it was one small mistake over 65 million years ago
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As summer nears its hot, sweaty end, I will choose to think happy thoughts and applaud those who dare to dream big. In the face of domestic tyranny, dreaming big; dreaming the impossible is the nexus between stupid and brave. medium.com/frazzled/my-...
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My Daughter Pulled a Fire Alarm and I’ve Never Been Prouder
Ok, I’ve been prouder
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Nothing compares to the joy of having children. It truly is a life-changing experience, and I love mine more than anything until game night rolls around and we become mortal enemies. medium.com/frazzled/my-...
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My Kids Mean the World to Me, Except on Game Night When We Become Mortal Enemies
I will not hesitate to put them down with prejudice
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Daddy, I’ve been thinking about this past summer and all the ways you ruined it for me. You now need to do the right thing and say you’re sorry. medium.com/frazzled/it-...
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It Really Is Hard to Say Sorry
But you will, because you ruined my summer
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
More than 70% of the time, there’s a slew of conflicting interests facing those who wish to go ham on All Hallows’ Eve, simply because it doesn’t fall on a Friday or Saturday night. medium.com/frazzled/hal...
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Halloween Is on a Saturday
Let’s make some memories
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Growing up, we all took delight in watching my dad make all the food we couldn’t eat disappear. It didn’t matter if it was dessert, broccoli, or a serving dish. Whatever we put on his plate would just empty into his vast oblivion. By @adamcomedy.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/my-...
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My Father Was A Black Hole
Being raised by an astronomical body is hard
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Adam @adamcomedy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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My Father Was A Black Hole
Being raised by an astronomical body is hard
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Near-Sighted Norbert Although highly skilled at juggling and making balloon animals, the lovable Norbert fails miserably to provoke even a slight trace of anxiety among the kiddies. medium.com/frazzled/is-...
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Is Your Birthday Clown Scary Enough?
Don’t embarrass yourself by not adequately traumatizing the young ones
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“You look tired, Daddy. Really tired. Did you have a bad sleep?” “Yes, my love, I did.” “Was it the mouse in the wall?” “No, don’t think so.” medium.com/frazzled/the...
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The Reason Daddy Looks So Tired
And is too tired to sugarcoat this
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We recently ventured to a Wisconsin Dells hotel that featured a water park, conceived by crazed designers, with major input from 10-year-olds who obviously had overactive imaginations. medium.com/frazzled/a-l...
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A Lazy Woman Goes Up a Lazy River
Featuring one lazy river, two teenagers, and one woman who should have just taken them for ice cream
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Recently I’ve gone from never having heard the term “dad bod” to hearing it frequently. Admittedly I’m a bit slow on the uptake on this one, but my understanding is that “dad bod” is meant to mean “bad bod”. medium.com/frazzled/the...
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The Dad Bod Monologues
First we exercise. Then we drink beer.
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The One Where Your Daughter Wears the Crop Top You’re sitting in the car. Motor running. Your daughter runs back inside for one more thing… medium.com/frazzled/bac...
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Back to School Anxiety Dreams: Parental Edition
What if your dreams grew up with you?
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Wow, that kid looks like he has no parents. How awesome. By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/wha...
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What I Think My 13-Year-Old Wants Other 13-Year-Olds to Say About Him
Neglect is trending!
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
COURT: This court will come to order. Counsel, you may proceed with your cross-examination of the witness. COUNSEL: It is 7:15 in the evening. Is it not time for bed? medium.com/frazzled/tra...
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Transcript from the Cross-Examination of a Six-Year-Old Who Insists It Is Not Yet Bedtime
COURT: This court will come to order. Counsel, you may proceed with your cross-examination of the witness.
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It’s 11 PM on a Tuesday night at the beginning of the school year. I’ve been filling out parental permission slips, waivers, and liability releases for you kids over the last few hours. medium.com/frazzled/i-s...
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I Signed 57 School Waivers Tonight and May Have Accidentally Enlisted My Child in the Navy
There’s no telling what I agreed to in an 11 PM fugue state
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My daughter is on her 35th lap of the kitchen island while my husband chops one cucumber into precise two-inch cubes, and I attempt tofu rice bowls that don’t taste like dog shit... By @ihidefrommykids.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/we-...
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We Are a Family of Sex Perverts
But only at night
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A father sits at his kitchen island with an image of Sisyphus pushing his boulder on his laptop screen. His 7-year-old daughter walks up to take a look. “What’s that, Daddy?” “Hey my girl. That’s a dude called Sisyphus.” medium.com/frazzled/sev...
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Seven-Year-Old Solves the Problem of Sisyphus
And gives some important advice to her teacher father
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Okay, here’s the deal. I’m looking for something kind of like a “mother’s helper.” You don’t need to be a highly qualified nanny. I’ll do all the child-minding parts. You just have to be willing to play. Non-stop. medium.com/frazzled/hel...
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Help Wanted: Professional Playground Assistant
No, I don’t need a babysitter; I just need a break from Pretend Play
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We dropped my 10-year-old daughter off at this week-long camp last month... medium.com/frazzled/we-...
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We Dropped Off My Daughter at Chick-Fil-A Christ the King Church Camp
My Pleasure
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
On a sizzling Labor Day in suburban Chicago, when even mosquitoes are sweating, I want to be in (a) air conditioning, (b) water, (c) Siberia. medium.com/frazzled/the...
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The Parade Where I Melted for a Four‑Year‑Old
Because if Grandma skips one event, her grandchild will be in therapy till college
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It’s easy. Choose a movie and watch it through the Mom-Sense Media app. Worried it’s too long? The app can condense the movie so it’s 33 minutes By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/how...
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How I, a Mom, Would Like to Improve My Movie Watching Experience
Presenting the Mom-Sense Media App!
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Kinda chic for you and your newborn to both be in diapers. By @katiemick.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/kin...
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Kinda Chic to Be Postpartum
Kinda chic for you and your newborn to both be in diapers.
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Bad Decision #1: Cleaning out a garage in Florida during the summer. The end of summer is a blur of bad weather and worse decisions. By @aknott21.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/how...
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How a Series of Bad Decisions Can Lead to Humiliation at the Used Sporting Goods Store
Catastrophe lurks behind the forgotten electric scooter
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Oh, my sweet child. Are you about to make a bad choice? You know there will be a consequence for negative behavior. medium.com/frazzled/i-d...
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I Don’t Ground My Kids — I Hold Them Hostage With Eye Contact and Gentle Life Lessons
I have a 30-minute monologue, and I’m not afraid to use it
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Admittedly, I’m no expert on goldfish. But you don’t have to be a zoologist to know goldfish are the same shade of orange. medium.com/frazzled/if-...
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If I Can’t Tell The Difference Between The Dead Goldfish And The New One I Replaced It With…
They all look the same, right?
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In an age when the fragile minds of young heirs can be easily corrupted by the appeal of fratricidal fighting, kingdom-wide warfare, or dragon-back combat, the Citadel’s Archmaesters have devised these Four Sacred Norms to ensure proper royal upbringing. medium.com/frazzled/the...
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The Anxious Generation of Targaryens
A royal decree on the great rewiring of the young blood of the dragon
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
So Mom or Dad, I’d love to peruse this human anatomy book made for children. I’m not sure if you bought it or if it came from a relative. It’s colorful, and it may or may not light up depending on the battery situation. medium.com/frazzled/im-...
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I’m 4 Years Old and I Can Only Fixate on Aspects of Anatomy That Make My Parents Uncomfortable
Sorry, I don’t make the rules
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
​Transportation Pick your poison: Travel stroller, reversible seat stroller, two-seater wagon, or Little Tikes Princess Cozy Coupe. medium.com/frazzled/my-...
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My Daughter’s Review of the Land Between Baby and Toddlerhood
As reviewed in Condé Nast Toddler
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
House hunting on TV is a magical experience. In just 30 minutes, minus commercials, ordinary people tour three homes, reject two for reasons ranging from “I hate the wallpaper” to “The dog won’t like it..." medium.com/frazzled/how...
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How to Find a House in 30 Minutes or Less
Budgets, backyards, and Boeing, plus Gloria the dog and her “mother” guarantee nothing goes easily
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
It’s August and parents like you across the country are waking up — one glorious hour later — and exclaiming, “Oh my, summer has flown by and school starts in a week.” medium.com/frazzled/bac...
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Back-to-School Essentials for Your Socially Elite Child
These aren’t wants, their socially needed
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Leanne Hope @leannehope.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
BASED ON A TRUE STORY!
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The title of this story is the first line of a very real text I sent my husband. medium.com/frazzled/i-a...
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I Am Un-Showered With Very Yellow Pee
On solo parenting and chaos
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I’ve always aspired to have, as the youth call it, main character energy, but by any objective measure, I’ve fallen well short of my goal. Until now. By @aknott21.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/im-...
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I’m the Main Character at My Neighborhood Dunkin Donuts
I knew I was destined for fame
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I hated Dick and Jane! For those who don’t remember, they were the title characters in our early school books. Their stories featured a nuclear family: Mother, Father, Dick, Jane, and Sally, plus Spot the dog and Puff the cat. The family had no last name. medium.com/frazzled/i-h...
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I Hated Dick and Jane!
The sanitized family story, retold by someone who knew better
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Dear President Poopypants (that’s what Grandma calls you): I hear you signed a new Executive Order regarding childhood vaccinations, stretching the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine out into three separate shots. By @bladefunner.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/a-t...
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A Toddler’s Letter to the President Regarding More Vaccinations
After all, it’s my butt on the line
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I’m glad we could get together to catch up, but I have to explain something—I never want to hear about your kid unless they’re co-starring in something with A-list talent. medium.com/frazzled/ple...
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Please Don’t Tell Me About Your Kid
I’m speaking for all of us
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Amanda Hoving @amandahoving.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The title is everything.
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Life before Jesse was bleak. medium.com/frazzled/my-...
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My Kids Won’t Listen to Anything I Say, So I Speak to Them Through a Puppet
The best co-parent I’ve ever had was made of felt
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The man who discovered the body’s “fight or flight” reaction clearly had never seen a child. medium.com/frazzled/an-...
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An Updated “Fight or Flight” Response Theory for Exhausted Parents
We’re getting too old for fighting or flighting
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I used to be a soccer coach. It was my son’s under-six team, and it wasn’t what I expected. Within the first minute of our very first match, three of the boys started bawling and refused to play. medium.com/frazzled/und...
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Under-Six Soccer Coach Under Pressure to Get Results
Coach struggles to inspire five-year-olds
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
It sounds like an insurrection in the kitchen. The kids and I sit paralyzed in the living room listening to Dad locked in mortal combat with a crusty casserole pan. We hear grunts, squeaks, and stifled cries for mercy. By @leannehope.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/the...
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The Night My Husband Went to War With the Forks
No plate is getting out alive
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is more than a stroller. This is the Uppababy Ridge. Amazingly smooth design. It glides so easily that I could run a 10K and my baby girl could still get a nap in. medium.com/frazzled/tha...
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Thanks to This Weighted Jogging Stroller, I’m Going To Be the Most Jacked Dad at the Playground
Not that parenting is a competition
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Congratulations to our newest Account Manager! This introduction letter will help you adapt to your new and very strange work managing your new clients — the adults in your life. medium.com/frazzled/dea...
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Dear Baby, Welcome To Your Orientation
Before we send you off into this big world we call Earth
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Frazzled Humor @frazzledhumor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Your smug smirk as you take over my pillow and steal my blankets is unsettling. And the way you wail, “Ooh oooh ahh ahh” or “Chugga chugga” if I brush against you accidentally really freaks me out. medium.com/frazzled/i-c...
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I Can’t Sleep With You Anymore
It’s your tough, plastic exterior
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