5 Lies Modern Women Are Told About Motherhood
Motherhood: magical, messy,... or both? By now, many of us have seen or heard about the comments made by singer Chapelle Roan. (To be honest, I only know who she...Read More
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Feminism: Everything You Thought Was Empowering… Was Actually a Lie
Unmasking the movement that promised freedom but delivered confusion, division, and a departure from biblical truth A Red Lipstick, a Power Suit, and a Lie Picture this: It’s the 90s....Read More
12 People You Know (And Want to Slap Sometimes) On Facebook
12 People You Know (And Want To Slap Sometimes) On Facebook by ModernMelly We all know em, we all ARE them ( at one time or another, at least)...Read More
Soul Mate or Soul Sucker?
Soul Mate, Or Soul Sucker? By ModernMelly I read a Facebook post late last night, just before bed, from a beautiful young woman; a gut wrenching breakup post that...Read More
Online Job Application: Police Wife
So I have to preface this post with an explanation: Last week my husband and I were having a difference of opinion- okay, fine, a bit of an argument really-...Read More
Dear 44th Birthday
Dear 44th, Aww, hey, what's up? Listen, I just wanted to welcome you, and you know, try and make you feel a little less the 'outsider' here. I get how...Read More
Dear Everyone Writing A ‘Dear____’ Blog
Dear everyone and their mother that writes a blog, including me: STOP FUCKING WRITING 'DEAR (insert person type here)'. Enough already, we get it. Seriously. Dear children's costume company, stop...Read More
We Have Forgotten
I admit it. I hash-tagged "Never Forget" this morning, posted it on social media along with one of the many, many, heart breaking photos from September 11, 2011. Then I...Read More
Top Internet Troll & Trash Talker Tactics
Today's topic is:Internet Trolls and the Trash They Talk! We all know 'em, we all love...err, hate 'em! Ya can't live with them, and ya can't give 'em a little shove...Read More
A Moderate American Taps the Mic, Revisited
Revisiting A Moderate America Takes the Mic By Modern Melly I wrote this back in August, a spur of the moment, knee jerk reaction to current events. This morning, I...Read More
Too Many Heroes
Ahem. *Stands on soapbox, taps microphone. I couldn't help but notice, and of course partake in the numerous dialogues and debates over what constitutes a Hero. Since I haven't posted...Read More
Welcome Winds Of Change
"Welcome winds of change..." or so I keep telling myself. Repeatedly. Daily. Almost hourly. From where did this obsessiveness with this phrase come? Ah, well it started last week, as I...Read More
Ten Traits Sarcastic Women Share
[caption id="attachment_1259" align="alignnone" width="300"] Sarcasm. modernmelly.me[/caption] Chronically sarcastic women are oft misunderstood, it a basic fact. Sometimes it's a literal "you-honestly-don't-get-sarcasm, do you?" kind of thing, and other times it's the...Read More
A Simple Truth
A rainy Sunday morning and 30 minutes of scrolling my Facebook news feed was all it took to get this one going. All that's missing is my morning cup of...Read More
I Love You Man (Drunk)
My husband and I went out last night for a show- Dwight Yoakam, if you care (and even if you don't). Weeknight shows are a little rough- after working all...Read More
I’m Not Talking To You, I’m Talking To Me
We all do it. Don't deny it... we all talk to ourselves. Sometimes, we're the only one who listens, am I right?! (hardy-har-har, I know). It's totally normal, healthy even,...Read More
If I Could Just Get Out Of My Own Way
Seriously. If I could just get out of my own way, I'd do just peachy. I'm meaning this in a most literal sense, but I briefly acknowledge that I also...Read More
Life Lessons I’ve Learned By Being A Police Wife
My husband and I met over a dozen years ago, through a dating website. We both, come to find out, just wanted to try something out of our comfort zones,...Read More
Drinking and Blogging
Rule Number One: Don't Drink and Blog. I mean, that probably is a good rule, considering that your ability to filter your thoughts is as impaired as... well, as you...Read More
The Art of Being Vague
Ah, the art of being vague. It's, you know, kind of simple but not. (See what I did there? I was being vague.) Now, you forthright, direct people may wonder;...Read More
Feed A Cold, Starve A Fever?!
Feed A Cold, Starve A Fever?! By ModernMelly Heyyy. Sigh. So. I took an unplanned, unwanted month (plus) long hiatus from, well... everything, thanks to the flu, and subsequently pneumonia....Read More
What Do you Mean, We’re Not Rich?
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="428"] Me, my signature pose, and my best "frienemy" Circa 1976[/caption] Growing up I had every reason to believe we were wealthy. After all, we...Read More
I’m Just Here For The Comments
I have an amazing group of friends. I simply love each one of them, and what they bring to the group. Now, having said that, I've got to tell you:...Read More