Blog — KatyKatiKate

Tis the season

Just For FunKatie AnthonyDecember 12, 2018poop & other catastrophes Comment

an incomplete list of things i want to be invented in time for christmas

I would also accept an Alan Rickman reanimator, a “Make My Thought Funny” translator, and a smart light that goes on whenever I’ve just done something that damaged my children for life.

know your chad

Male allies on the Internet: How can you tell if he’s a Faker, a Rookie, or a Real Deal?

Feminism, Social JusticeKatie AnthonyDecember 6, 2018chad academy Comments

the tooth fairy note

My son wrote a note to the Tooth Fairy explaining why he would not be requiring her services.

wish list blues

Remember when you were a kid and you LUSTED after things? I remember tossing and turning over a new Barbie dreamhouse, its pink plastic molding and stickered-on backsplash.

Now, I fall asleep imagining more sleep. As far as wish fulfillment goes, it’s efficient, but grim.

FamilyKatie AnthonyNovember 27, 2018holidays parties & other disasters, pep talk Comment

the lost thanksgiving

9 years ago, Ryan single-handedly cooked Thanksgiving for my entire extended family. I have no memory of that day.

FamilyKatie AnthonyNovember 20, 2018 Comments

girls are pretty flowers

There’s nothing wrong with liking pretty things. But who told our girls that pretty was the ONLY thing?

Feminism, FamilyKatie AnthonyNovember 15, 2018raising good humans, school, feminism, parent fail Comments

put me to bed

I wish someone would put me to bed the way I put my kids to bed.

FamilyKatie AnthonyNovember 10, 2018sleep, the life she is beautiful Comments

year (week) in review (it's thursday)

This is a good-old-fashioned parenting post so buckle up for some Chicken and Buster realness.

FamilyKatie AnthonyNovember 8, 2018hanging on by a thread, brothers, parent fail, preschoolers, kiddo shenanigansComment

deal or no deal: why white women vote for turds

Ted “The Gollum King” Cruz beat Beto “Literal Jesus” O’Rourke, and the reason why absolutely should not surprise you.

Feminism, Social JusticeKatie AnthonyNovember 8, 2018intersectionality, politics, feminism Comments

tuesday mood

Surprised at how fine I am today! So fine! Just the finest, really! IT IS WHAT IT IS, RIGHT?

in anticipation of flashbacks

I know I’m not the only one approaching these Midterms with next-level ambivalence. But despite all of the momentum leading up to the election, I can’t help but feel like I’m riding a ferris wheel whose back end has been hacked off.

Feminism, Social Justice, FamilyKatie AnthonyNovember 4, 2018politics, pep talk, advice (unreliable) Comments

oh ok i'll just choose love not fear

“Choose love, not fear,” is the social-emotional equivalent of “Have a green smoothie for breakfast.” I know it’s good for me, but I just keep drinking black coffee.

Feminism, Family, Social JusticeKatie AnthonyOctober 29, 2018politics, women's voices, chad academy, mad mom Comments

ew is it political

I get real antsy whenever art is described as political, unless it’s a model White House made of dog turds.

Social JusticeKatie AnthonyOctober 25, 2018intersectionality, women's voices, politics Comments

don't get mad; get allied

This post is for men who are angry on behalf of the women they love. Male anger is branded as heavily as Axe Body Spray, and it’s ALMOST as repellant to experience in real life.

it's okay

It’s okay to be sad, even about something that once made you happy. Or happy enough.

FeminismKatie AnthonyOctober 22, 2018poem, #metoo, women's voicesComment

in case of looting zombie bears

I have anxiety, which means that I’m always thinking about the worst possible scenario, and that scenario is equally as likely to happen as a normal day. Looting zombie bears are only a matter of time.

interested in feminism?

The message read, “It’s cool that you’re interested in feminism.” I had to close the computer and laugh.
But now it’s time to clear a few things up, sir.

FeminismKatie AnthonyOctober 15, 2018poem, chad academy Comment