Category Archives: Search Ironic Mom

It’s Search Ironic Mom time, when I take actual search terms that led victims to my blog and attempt to answer their original query.

Today’s first search term is below.

Dear Ironic Mom:

Signed,
Annoying Kid

Dear Annoying Kid:

Thank you for inquiring about “annoying mom habits.” If you have to google this, consider yourself lucky; most children can create their own alphabetized wiki on this very subject. But since you asked, here are three examples of annoying mom habits:

• when your mom admits she has a crush on one of the Wiggles;
• when your mom vacuums up pieces of Lego and Polly Pockets and enjoys it;
• when she types on the computer and drinks tea (or wine) while she should be reading you a bedtime story.

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Today’s second search term follows.

Dear Ironic Mom:

Signed,
Sucker

Dear Sucker:

I must admit that I am more than annoyed delighted that you want to know about the “things I suck at.” The list is lengthy according to my children and immeasurable according to my husband. For now, however, I’ll just rely on my memory to tell you what I suck at:

• crafts and scrapbooking
• filing my nails
• filing paper
• remembering the difference between laid and lay
• texting more than 4 words/minute on my iPhone
• answering emails
• doing my hair … or my daughter’s
• shopping for anything except books.

Hope this gets you started on your research. For more items, come for a visit.

Best,
Ironic Mom

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Finally, in the maybe-I-don’t-suck-all-the-time category, yesterday the jury of the Canadian Weblog Awards announced that I was the winner of the Best Humour Blog.

I am humbled. No pressure, eh?

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Now it’s your turn to answer the above search queries:

What are characteristics of annoying parents?
What things do you suck at?