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Recent Posts from The Daily Dump
The Plastered Playdate
By mindlessmom12
/ January 7, 2024
A few days ago, my daughter had a playdate. As I'm sure many of you can understand, it's stressful enough...
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After-school Activity Anguish
By mindlessmom12
/ June 29, 2023
The other day, my daughter started her first-ever "official" summer camp. Like most parents, we had asked our friends for...
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Turkey Trouble
By mindlessmom12
/ April 12, 2023
Yesterday, I was almost mauled to death by a turkey. I was driving along, minding my own business, en route to...
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The Honest Thank-you Card
By mindlessmom12
/ October 27, 2022
About a month ago, my daughter celebrated her birthday. As you can expect, there were gifts, and those gifts each...
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Senior (Citizen) Moment
By mindlessmom12
/ May 17, 2022
This weekend, I had what you could call a "senior moment." For once, it had nothing to do with not...
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The Ladybug Killer
By mindlessmom12
/ January 25, 2022
We moved into our new house about four months ago, and, as with every new thing, we always understood there...
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Bludgeoning by Bow
By mindlessmom12
/ May 16, 2021
Last night, my husband almost ended up in the emergency room. Shockingly, however, it wasn't me who nearly put him...
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The Importance of Words
By mindlessmom12
/ May 13, 2021
I have been called many words in my life, but "relaxed" was never one of them. To me, anything that...
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The Clueless Car Criminal
By mindlessmom12
/ May 11, 2021
Today, I did what I thought only happened to people in movies - usually right before the protagonist ends up...
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Sprinkled Breadsticks
By mindlessmom12
/ December 15, 2020
We're officially on Day 2 of virtual school and I'm already seriously questioning my survival capabilities for the long winter...
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