I’m excited that Write on Edge invited me to be the first guest in their new series called 5 Editors, 5 Questions. The concept is simple: anything goes! Head on over to see what fun inquiries…
This isn't a pretty and clean blog post, but I'd still like you to read it.
A pediatrician’s no-fail tips to get your baby on a nap routine today. #ad
Kim Bongiorno is the author, freelance writer and blogger behind Let Me Start By Saying. A New York Times bestselling author for her humor essays, she also has a love of writing fiction. Full of id…
On Thursday, Sept 12th Kidville Westfield hosted the “Back to School, Back to Sanity” event to celebrate I JUST WANT TO PEE ALONE and the release of “You Have Lipstick on Your Tee…
Want to have a family? Here is a checklist of things you should do, enjoy, and appreciate before you have kids. TRUST ME.
And on a personal note...
What would you say if your daughter told you that you have fat thighs?
They wear the same shoes every day. They trip over the shoe rack every time they walk into the house. And yet, every single day I find myself asking the same damn question. Like this? Subscribe today. Find me on Facebook & Twitter.
They were everywhere, because the people were nowhere. The city, as any creature would, eventually healed. The pulse thrummed again. The streets rushed again. But the fluttering, The Missing, they stay with me.
Who needs board games when your kids are already winning at these?
I believe one of the most important things we can do as parents is try to figure our own parents out.
These bite-sized giggles are so refreshing on a hot summer day!
You might be hurting a writer’s career without even realizing it.
WILL WORK FOR APPLES Is Available Now! Featuring the essay “Sarcasm, Fart Jokes, and Other Reasons Why I’d Never Make It as a Middle School Teacher” by Kim Bongiorno. Get your cop…
As many of you know, I wrote a YA novel that I plan to make into a series. It is currently being reviewed by publishing houses, so I created a special mailing list for those of you interested in: B…
I’ve always seen hand-me-downs as a practical solution. Older kids are done with clothes. Younger kids are about to get bigger and will need new clothes. When my son is ready for the next size up, I pack everything that he has outgrown and bring it to his younger twin cousins the next time I [...]
How my kids benefit from having a mom who suffers from migraines.While it’s certainly not a situation I had hoped for, I believe my children are becoming better humans because of it. Here are some of the positive lessons and habits they have learned over the years while living with a mom who gets migraines.
You want my kids to act properly in a restaurant? How about YOU act properly in a restaurant? Stop being openly judgy of children, rude to the waitstaff and dismissive of a parent's ability to teach her kids how to act in public.
It's spring break! Thou shalt not break thy family vacation commandments…or else.
It can take you no more than two minutes, but it means the world to authors when you do it.
Truths about going to the bathroom after giving birth: #16. Squatting is not an option.
YALLFest is a Young Adult book festival in Charleston, SC that I had heard about a while ago, and managed to talk my fellow author friend, Jen Mann, into coming to with me this year (admittedly, it…
Today I make my debut on Babble! Come read 21 STAGES OF DRINKING A GLASS OF WINE WHEN YOU’RE A MOM today, then visit my author profile over there for everything I publish from this point, for…
“Coffee: A warm, delicious alternative to hating everybody every morning forever.” When I said this on Facebook back in 2012, I had no idea how many people would relate. Here are some goodies I’ve created over the years with this saying on it. Buying any of these from my Zazzle Shop by clicking the item [...]
It is our destiny (also: we make capes look damn good).
Turn an uncomfortable moment into something good. On the importance of learning an accurate history of the United States, including its racist truths.
Books by Kim Bongiorno, including humor anthologies, a short story collection, parenting tweets, and her first Young Adult novel.
If you want to craft the perfect nursery in a small space, here’s how one mom did it right. #ad
elI love to say today’s Oversharer’s name aloud: Bongiorno! Bongiorno! BONGIORNO! And then eat a pound of pasta. My carb addiction is clearly my problem, but as you will soon learn, I am not alone in my affinity for good eats. Creator and writer of the wildly popular blog, Let Me Start By Saying, the talented Kim Bongiorno ... » Learn More about Oversharing: Muffin Tops Have Nuthin’ on My Bagel Belly
Kim Bongiorno honors Ernie Banks, by sharing her story of the day she met him.
Things every new mom thinks: #4. If one more person comments on my breastfeeding I will cut a b*tch.
Most parents spend their days collecting moments. Like multi-tasking beach combers, we keep an eye on the waves crashing towards us as we reach down to grab big, rippled clam shells in perfect form; bits of bleached coral; rare folds of smooth green sea glass; tiny delicate pink shells the size of our fingernails. We [...]
Want to have a family? Here is a checklist of things you should do, enjoy, and appreciate before you have kids. TRUST ME.
Every kid gets bullied at some point. How we react to it is what makes all the difference. Here is some practical advice from a mom with first-hand experience on how to make the experience a lot less awful.
