rants – Toulouse and Tonic https://toulouseandtonic.com Making my kids hate me one post at a time. Fri, 19 Oct 2018 19:13:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.15 39181224 Daddy’s Parenting Wisdom https://toulouseandtonic.com/daddys-parenting-wisdom/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/daddys-parenting-wisdom/#comments Thu, 13 Jul 2017 22:24:53 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=6218 This post was actually written 3 years ago but my  husband’s wisdom stands the test of time. Read it and weep (with laughter). This past weekend, I left my husband and the boys here to fend for themselves while I went to BlogU.  To their credit, I barely heard from them the entire time I was […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/daddys-parenting-wisdom/feed/ 4 6218 I Want To Go Back To College. And I Want To Be 18. https://toulouseandtonic.com/i-want-to-go-back-to-college-and-i-want-to-be-18-is-that-asking-too-much/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/i-want-to-go-back-to-college-and-i-want-to-be-18-is-that-asking-too-much/#respond Tue, 20 Sep 2016 19:32:46 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8318 I’m having this huge battle with the green-eyed monster lately. Well, I exaggerate. It’s not a huge battle but it’s at least a small one. There may not be guns or I dunno, cannons involved, more like one person has a spoon and the other has a feather duster and they’re just kind of slapping each […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/i-want-to-go-back-to-college-and-i-want-to-be-18-is-that-asking-too-much/feed/ 0 8318 Funniest Moms On The Internet, Volume 6 https://toulouseandtonic.com/funniest-moms-internet-volume/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/funniest-moms-internet-volume/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2016 17:26:04 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8260 It’s time for the next edition of my roundup of the funniest moms on the internet. I’ve been scouring the www collecting the most hilarious posts for you and here are the ones that stood out in the unbearable heat of summer. Find a seat in the shade and get to reading, and maybe put on some Depends. It’s gonna […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/funniest-moms-internet-volume/feed/ 0 8260 Wedgie Fit Jeans are a Thing Now. But Why? https://toulouseandtonic.com/wedgie-fit-jeans-thing-now/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/wedgie-fit-jeans-thing-now/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2016 16:12:29 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8280 Levi’s now makes  wedgie fit jeans. And that’s not just how people are referring to them because of how they fit – they are made that way ON PURPOSE and even CALLED Wedgie Fit. They come with a high waist, a wedgie and tapered legs. So basically, Mom Jeans are actually in style. I almost […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/wedgie-fit-jeans-thing-now/feed/ 1 8280 Top 10 Signs I Chose the Wrong Baby Daddy https://toulouseandtonic.com/top-10-signs-chose-wrong-baby-daddy/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/top-10-signs-chose-wrong-baby-daddy/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:29:11 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8232 This is a guest post by a friend of mine named Greta. She’s smart and funny and awesome and just happened to make a very bad choice in a Baby Daddy, so she thought she’d write about it for you. Did any of you choose the wrong baby daddy? *post contains affiliate links. If you […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/top-10-signs-chose-wrong-baby-daddy/feed/ 3 8232 Teacher Gifts That Suck https://toulouseandtonic.com/teacher-gifts-that-suck/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/teacher-gifts-that-suck/#comments Tue, 03 May 2016 22:49:34 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8038 Mike is back and for the first time ever, I think he truly wants to help you. I think Mike is here in an altruistic capacity. On a mission, if you will — to help you NOT SUCK. In particular, he wants you to not suck in teacher gift-giving. And he knows what sucks. He’s […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/teacher-gifts-that-suck/feed/ 2 8038 This Car Wash Made Me Fail At Adulting. https://toulouseandtonic.com/this-car-wash-made-me-fail-at-adulting/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/this-car-wash-made-me-fail-at-adulting/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2016 22:39:23 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=7952 Dear Gas Station Attendant I had an unwanted encounter with this morning: I am a little sorry that I scared you. You see, I had dropped off my older child at school and was on my way to drop off the younger one. We were running out of gas and weren’t particularly pressed for time, so […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/this-car-wash-made-me-fail-at-adulting/feed/ 1 7952 10 Things to Blame on the Easter Bunny https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-things-to-blame-on-the-easter-bunny1/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-things-to-blame-on-the-easter-bunny1/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2016 13:51:16 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=4815 Easter is coming and I thought you might want to be prepared with some things you can easily blame on the Easter Bunny. Enjoy this throw-back from a few years ago. 1.  The death of the Elf on the Shelf.  As evidenced by this crazy card created by East Coast Mommy blog, it is entirely […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/10-things-to-blame-on-the-easter-bunny1/feed/ 8 4815 How Do You Backstep From Hussy? https://toulouseandtonic.com/how-do-you-backstep-from-hussy/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/how-do-you-backstep-from-hussy/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:27:56 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=7815 I know that sounds like a new dance but it’s not. At least, not yet. Today, the little girl that broke my son’s heart decided after a couple of months that she wants to be his girlfriend again. He is ecstatic. Like soul-singing happy. It’s strange because he talked about his broken heart for a couple […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/how-do-you-backstep-from-hussy/feed/ 0 7815 The Elf on the Shelf is Dead https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-elf-on-the-shelf-is-dead/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/the-elf-on-the-shelf-is-dead/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2015 14:00:39 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=5702 It’s been one year since our poor Mr. Jingles left us so tragically. A poor Elf on the shelf, gone way too soon. (For some people, but not for me.) Yes, it’s true. The Elf on the Shelf is dead. We are gathered together today to pay tribute to one of the fallen, Mr. Jingles. […]

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