Bensmom33
@bensmom33.bsky.social
Mom, wife, volunteer, retired attorney, life-long Mets fan, RWRB fan fic writer, BA in History, Masters in Sarcasm.
Intellectual on the streets, clown in the skeets.
Intellectual on the streets, clown in the skeets.
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Bensmom33
@bensmom33.bsky.social
· Mar 24
I don't know who is more tired this morning. Me, who locked myself out of my house, or my husband who asked me if I was able to get back in when he woke up and I told him the story. In our living room.
Hey AI, can you make me a picture of a cat that looks like someone slipped some bath salts into his dry food?
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Hey AI, can you make me a picture of a cat that looks like someone slipped some bath salts into his dry food?
Holy crap I forgot how depressing Our Town is. Geez.
November 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Holy crap I forgot how depressing Our Town is. Geez.
I'm currently at the high school play.
Me (whispering): Hey, that's my kid.
Random person: The one on stage in the spotlight?
Me: No, the one operating the spotlight.
#Crewmom
Me (whispering): Hey, that's my kid.
Random person: The one on stage in the spotlight?
Me: No, the one operating the spotlight.
#Crewmom
November 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I'm currently at the high school play.
Me (whispering): Hey, that's my kid.
Random person: The one on stage in the spotlight?
Me: No, the one operating the spotlight.
#Crewmom
Me (whispering): Hey, that's my kid.
Random person: The one on stage in the spotlight?
Me: No, the one operating the spotlight.
#Crewmom
I will never comment on the commercialization of Christmas again.
November 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I will never comment on the commercialization of Christmas again.
I almost fell into the frozen turkey bin trying to pull out the one I wanted so I feel very in touch with our ancestors who had to hunt and forage for their meals.
November 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I almost fell into the frozen turkey bin trying to pull out the one I wanted so I feel very in touch with our ancestors who had to hunt and forage for their meals.
They say every day you should learn something new. Today I learned I had no idea how to spell omelette.
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They say every day you should learn something new. Today I learned I had no idea how to spell omelette.
"I can't talk right now, I have a puppet emergency" is an actual sentence I said today.
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"I can't talk right now, I have a puppet emergency" is an actual sentence I said today.
I know they say time travel is impossible, but I just sat down on my couch to look at something on my phone and suddenly it's two hours later.
November 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I know they say time travel is impossible, but I just sat down on my couch to look at something on my phone and suddenly it's two hours later.
I don't know who needs this reminder, but you need to buy your turkey tomorrow so it will be thawed by Thanksgiving.
- It's me. I need this reminder.
- It's me. I need this reminder.
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I don't know who needs this reminder, but you need to buy your turkey tomorrow so it will be thawed by Thanksgiving.
- It's me. I need this reminder.
- It's me. I need this reminder.
My son just got his first byline in the high school newspaper and the tears are streaming down my face in pride as I draft an Op Ed disagreeing with 5 key points in his article.
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My son just got his first byline in the high school newspaper and the tears are streaming down my face in pride as I draft an Op Ed disagreeing with 5 key points in his article.
It's official. Three performances in and I have puppet elbow.
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's official. Three performances in and I have puppet elbow.
Son: Mom, I can't come up with a Hanukkah list, can you do it for me?
Me: Sure. (Hands him a blank piece of paper)
Son: What's this?
Me: My list for you. I recommend you give me some alternate choices or this is what you get.
Me: Sure. (Hands him a blank piece of paper)
Son: What's this?
Me: My list for you. I recommend you give me some alternate choices or this is what you get.
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Son: Mom, I can't come up with a Hanukkah list, can you do it for me?
Me: Sure. (Hands him a blank piece of paper)
Son: What's this?
Me: My list for you. I recommend you give me some alternate choices or this is what you get.
Me: Sure. (Hands him a blank piece of paper)
Son: What's this?
Me: My list for you. I recommend you give me some alternate choices or this is what you get.
Hey so like when your skin bubbles up after you burn yourself that's bad, right?
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Hey so like when your skin bubbles up after you burn yourself that's bad, right?
Today during the puppet Q&A, a kid asked my puppet how he took his clothes off in the wheelchair, and everyone should be super proud that I took the mature route and did not respond "slowly and to music."
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today during the puppet Q&A, a kid asked my puppet how he took his clothes off in the wheelchair, and everyone should be super proud that I took the mature route and did not respond "slowly and to music."
Always a fun moment when I'm putting my laundry away and it suddenly hisses at me.
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Always a fun moment when I'm putting my laundry away and it suddenly hisses at me.
I have really got the damsel in distress look down pat. I could not find my doctor's new office and some random stranger escorted me to it.
November 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I have really got the damsel in distress look down pat. I could not find my doctor's new office and some random stranger escorted me to it.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing clothing manufacturers that women's pants don't need pockets.
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing clothing manufacturers that women's pants don't need pockets.
Holy crap that was one of the best renditions of the Star Spangled Banner that I have ever heard.
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Holy crap that was one of the best renditions of the Star Spangled Banner that I have ever heard.
The best phone calls always begin "I just want to let you know everything is ok now."
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The best phone calls always begin "I just want to let you know everything is ok now."
This perfectly encapsulates the evolution of my son from ages 5-14.
November 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This perfectly encapsulates the evolution of my son from ages 5-14.
Went out to a restaurant and at the end of the meal the waiter thanked us for being his easiest customers of the day. It was not a coincidence that my son was not in attendance.
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Went out to a restaurant and at the end of the meal the waiter thanked us for being his easiest customers of the day. It was not a coincidence that my son was not in attendance.
I just made the mistake of walking into a Macy's and I can actually taste the pervasive cologne and perfume that assaulted all of my senses.
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I just made the mistake of walking into a Macy's and I can actually taste the pervasive cologne and perfume that assaulted all of my senses.
Phone notification: A beautiful life awaits you.
Me scrubbing the basement floor after the cat pooped and threw up everywhere: Not now Pinterest!
Me scrubbing the basement floor after the cat pooped and threw up everywhere: Not now Pinterest!
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Phone notification: A beautiful life awaits you.
Me scrubbing the basement floor after the cat pooped and threw up everywhere: Not now Pinterest!
Me scrubbing the basement floor after the cat pooped and threw up everywhere: Not now Pinterest!
It's a good thing Robux is not actual legal tender because someone just cold-called my son on his cell phone offering to buy our house.
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's a good thing Robux is not actual legal tender because someone just cold-called my son on his cell phone offering to buy our house.
I have 2 friends staying with me for the next couple of weeks. Say hello to Jimmy and Mark, my puppets for our annual puppet show that is part of our elementary school program that teaches empathy for those with physical and learning differences.
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I have 2 friends staying with me for the next couple of weeks. Say hello to Jimmy and Mark, my puppets for our annual puppet show that is part of our elementary school program that teaches empathy for those with physical and learning differences.