All the Reasons Why January Hates Moms

January 2, 2021

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January is here! And it’s not just Polar Vortex and darkness by 4:43 p.m. It’s also a perfect month for seething anger over anything and everything! Below zero wind chill? Super pissed. Need to go out in bad weather? Someone will pay for this. Kids are whining “It’s too cold outside”? Kick a kitten.

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Nicole Leigh Shaw began writing as a newspaper journalist in 1999, but has been moving through all the metamorphic stages of the modern writer, except "tortured novelist." Soon she'll emerge as a butterfly or a vlogger. Nicole writes for Cosmopolitan.com, ScaryMommy.com, and has contributed to five anthologies, including the NYT Best Seller "I Just Want to Pee Alone." In addition to her four kids, two dogs and one husband, she also maintains a blog, a Facebook page, and a Twitter account.