Love getting texts like this out of the blue from my husband. So encouraging.
07.12.2025 20:59 — 👍 130 🔁 1 💬 15 📌 0@elimccann.bsky.social
New dad. Lawyer/Writer/America’s Grandma. Humor columnist for The Salt Lake Tribune. Creator of the Strangerville podcast. Humor essays here: https://itjustgetsstranger.com
Love getting texts like this out of the blue from my husband. So encouraging.
07.12.2025 20:59 — 👍 130 🔁 1 💬 15 📌 0Thank you!
07.12.2025 20:04 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0In exciting news, my new book containing all of my columns for The Salt Lake Tribune over the years is now available for preorder. The book is called "We're Thankful For The Moisture," because of course it is.
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/were-thank...
Ha! I wish I could move up the release date
05.12.2025 22:20 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0In exciting news, my new book containing all of my columns for The Salt Lake Tribune over the years is now available for preorder. The book is called "We're Thankful For The Moisture," because of course it is.
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/were-thank...
Republicans want you to think they’re steely-eyed realists
They’re actually just assholes
Happy thanksgiving
28.11.2025 04:50 — 👍 561 🔁 9 💬 25 📌 0On the insecurities that come with playing second fiddle.
www.itjustgetsstranger.com/trophy-wife/
Proud to endorse Ben in this race. It's important that we elect someone who is competent, not just loud.
25.11.2025 03:10 — 👍 48 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0My columns for the Tribune (similar to what's on my site) will be available in a book Feb 17 (plus audiobook)!
24.11.2025 20:16 — 👍 20 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0On the insecurities that come with playing second fiddle.
www.itjustgetsstranger.com/trophy-wife/
He's still wondering why you didn't wish him a happy birthday this month. (He's 9 now.)
22.11.2025 01:11 — 👍 244 🔁 3 💬 21 📌 0Find someone who loves you as much as my husband loves to brush his teeth in the airport restroom before and after every flight.
16.11.2025 20:56 — 👍 199 🔁 1 💬 13 📌 0He has learned he has to climb up as far onto the couch as he can to avoid the reach of the baby.
11.11.2025 01:35 — 👍 185 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0Every time I have a column come out in the newspaper my sweet husband insists on buying a physical copy so he can read it and say "this one was really special."
We love a cheerleader.
I'm told the paywall on this was removed. Enjoy!
09.11.2025 16:29 — 👍 59 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 0My column today about living in Russia and meeting a stranger.
www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
On the sleep I'm getting right now.
www.itjustgetsstranger.com/a-hotel-room...
Daylight savings tonight. Don't forget to put out cookies for Santa.
01.11.2025 23:50 — 👍 207 🔁 10 💬 6 📌 0Halloween is such a perfect holiday to reground yourself in your community. Just throngs of different people wandering the neighborhood with their kids appreciating strangers for helping create something magical. This is what most of us crave.
01.11.2025 03:00 — 👍 597 🔁 48 💬 13 📌 3Pooh, Piglet, and I'm supposed to be Christopher Robbin.
01.11.2025 00:26 — 👍 707 🔁 16 💬 31 📌 2It was a diaper genie bag!
31.10.2025 16:21 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Omg I hope
31.10.2025 16:21 — 👍 32 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Good morning I fully just vomited in my backyard from taking the dirty diapers out to the garbage I am not cut out to be a parent
31.10.2025 15:53 — 👍 127 🔁 0 💬 6 📌 0Am I paranoid to think they are judging me
31.10.2025 01:54 — 👍 381 🔁 18 💬 40 📌 2Feeling really great that my child's first word is not "dad" but instead is "poo."
26.10.2025 18:17 — 👍 367 🔁 9 💬 23 📌 3Oh you are correct
19.10.2025 20:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0People told us if we got a pack and play, our baby would love it. They didn't specify which baby though.
19.10.2025 20:37 — 👍 635 🔁 15 💬 17 📌 2If you're in need of a dose of joy go read this.
13.10.2025 14:34 — 👍 48 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0Definitely worth a read.
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