Domestic Chaos Narrated Like an Epic Fantasy

Short, funny essays about stay at home life – with dragons in the background.

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  • A Clean Kitchen and Other Dangerous Omens

    My kitchen had been spotless for six whole minutes—long enough for me to believe, briefly, that I had mastered both motherhood and the laws of thermodynamics. Then a fireball drifted down my staircase like it had an appointment with my face, and I realized two things: my children had somehow…

  • Birds, Cats, and a Moody Dishwasher: An Ordinary Day

    “James — plate, sink. Now.” Monica’s voice carried the kind of authority only a long-suffering mother could summon: equal parts command, prayer, and thinly veiled threat. Four-year-old James had inhaled his dinner at warp speed, eager to return to whatever Lego-based crisis was unfolding in the next room. On the…

  • I Am Wrongly Imprisoned While Attending the Yule Ball

    Graphic audios are amazing espetially for Harry Potter

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  • The Day the Cat Needed a Bath

    The Day the Cat Needed a Bath

    By the time I realized the kids had put something in the cat’s fur, Clark was already shouting from his perch that his “appointment” was…

  • A Matter of Visibility

    A Matter of Visibility

    My husband paused mid-boot and said, “You’re… see-through.” Which is how I learned my three-year-old had discovered invisibility before breakfast.

  • Meal Prep Debate

    Meal Prep Debate

    When you buy something to help with meal prep. And it ends with the cat insulting your husband

  • Morning Person, Not By Choice

    Morning Person, Not By Choice

    My kids make me a morning person but only because they transfigure the furniture

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About Me

I’m Birdie, a mom, writer, and lover of all things life-affirming, which is just code for ‘I’m a hot mess trying to survive on coffee and laughter’. I write about the transformative power of raising tiny humans, finding the silver lining in everyday challenges, and thriving through the small setbacks that make family life so rewardingly resilient.