Liz Skoski
@lizskoski.bsky.social
Writer, pieces in The Cut, Slate, Washington Post, etc. Director of Development and Operations, Reproaction.
*Watching a trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2*
7-year-old: So the old grandma runs the fashion magazine?
Me: First of all, how dare you.
7-year-old: So the old grandma runs the fashion magazine?
Me: First of all, how dare you.
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
*Watching a trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2*
7-year-old: So the old grandma runs the fashion magazine?
Me: First of all, how dare you.
7-year-old: So the old grandma runs the fashion magazine?
Me: First of all, how dare you.
*Watching the first episode of The Beast In Me*
Me: It's nice that they let Claire Danes look like a normal 40ish year old woman.
The Beast In Me: This woman is severely depressed, paranoid, coming apart at the seams, barely holding it together...
Me: It's nice that they let Claire Danes look like a normal 40ish year old woman.
The Beast In Me: This woman is severely depressed, paranoid, coming apart at the seams, barely holding it together...
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
*Watching the first episode of The Beast In Me*
Me: It's nice that they let Claire Danes look like a normal 40ish year old woman.
The Beast In Me: This woman is severely depressed, paranoid, coming apart at the seams, barely holding it together...
Me: It's nice that they let Claire Danes look like a normal 40ish year old woman.
The Beast In Me: This woman is severely depressed, paranoid, coming apart at the seams, barely holding it together...
My most aggressive parenting judgement is reserved for those who do family costumes that are *obviously* for the adults more than the kids. Don't tell me your five-year-old wants to be Dwight Schrute to your Jim and Pam. That kid wants to be Spiderman.
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My most aggressive parenting judgement is reserved for those who do family costumes that are *obviously* for the adults more than the kids. Don't tell me your five-year-old wants to be Dwight Schrute to your Jim and Pam. That kid wants to be Spiderman.
Overtime watching a baseball game: Free baseball :-)
Changing the clocks back one hour: Free parenting :-(
Changing the clocks back one hour: Free parenting :-(
November 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Overtime watching a baseball game: Free baseball :-)
Changing the clocks back one hour: Free parenting :-(
Changing the clocks back one hour: Free parenting :-(
I'm always on the school side in this work vs school schedule debate but this year my kids only have 5 full weeks of school out of the first 14 (so NINE weeks of days off or 1/2 days) which beyond being a childcare nightmare is wrecking havoc on my PreK-er who desperately needs a consistent schedule
October 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I'm always on the school side in this work vs school schedule debate but this year my kids only have 5 full weeks of school out of the first 14 (so NINE weeks of days off or 1/2 days) which beyond being a childcare nightmare is wrecking havoc on my PreK-er who desperately needs a consistent schedule
The generals at the meeting staring at Hegseth the way me and my fellow teachers used to stare at the principal every time they brought in a developer to explain the new district-mandated curriculum we would have to use.
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The generals at the meeting staring at Hegseth the way me and my fellow teachers used to stare at the principal every time they brought in a developer to explain the new district-mandated curriculum we would have to use.
My kids: Screaming every morning that their clothes are unorganized, their drawers are too full, their closets are too messy.
Me: Spends half my day off organizing their clothes.
My kids: Screaming this morning that they can't find the clothes they want.
Me: Spends half my day off organizing their clothes.
My kids: Screaming this morning that they can't find the clothes they want.
September 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My kids: Screaming every morning that their clothes are unorganized, their drawers are too full, their closets are too messy.
Me: Spends half my day off organizing their clothes.
My kids: Screaming this morning that they can't find the clothes they want.
Me: Spends half my day off organizing their clothes.
My kids: Screaming this morning that they can't find the clothes they want.
My daughter to me at the bus stop, after eating three different breakfasts, dressing in brand new school clothes, and being allowed to put pink hair chalk in her bangs, upon seeing another child on a scooter: You never let me do anything. You're so mean.
September 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
My daughter to me at the bus stop, after eating three different breakfasts, dressing in brand new school clothes, and being allowed to put pink hair chalk in her bangs, upon seeing another child on a scooter: You never let me do anything. You're so mean.
Seeing grown ass adults being like “Well I finally watched K-pop Demon Hunters and I didn’t like it” and…who did you think a movie called k-pop demon hunters was for? Not every popular thing is for adults, some things are for *gasp* kids!
September 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Seeing grown ass adults being like “Well I finally watched K-pop Demon Hunters and I didn’t like it” and…who did you think a movie called k-pop demon hunters was for? Not every popular thing is for adults, some things are for *gasp* kids!
Me, a former English teacher being told:
- No phonics
- No whole novels
- Unproven and untested workshop curriculum mandated
- Teach to the test (that used public domain writing from hundreds of years ago)
USA: Why can't the children read?
- No phonics
- No whole novels
- Unproven and untested workshop curriculum mandated
- Teach to the test (that used public domain writing from hundreds of years ago)
USA: Why can't the children read?
The reading skills of American high school seniors are the worst they have been in three decades, according to new federal testing data.
12th Grade Reading Skills Hit a New Low
High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well.
nyti.ms
September 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Me, a former English teacher being told:
- No phonics
- No whole novels
- Unproven and untested workshop curriculum mandated
- Teach to the test (that used public domain writing from hundreds of years ago)
USA: Why can't the children read?
- No phonics
- No whole novels
- Unproven and untested workshop curriculum mandated
- Teach to the test (that used public domain writing from hundreds of years ago)
USA: Why can't the children read?
My kid, going to Me, checking
a playplace myself into the
psych ward
🤝
grippy socks required
a playplace myself into the
psych ward
🤝
grippy socks required
September 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My kid, going to Me, checking
a playplace myself into the
psych ward
🤝
grippy socks required
a playplace myself into the
psych ward
🤝
grippy socks required
Me, seeing a trailer for Weapons at the beginning of summer: Why are they releasing this in August? Why not around Halloween?
Me, after spending all summer with my kids: Oh. Oh.
Me, after spending all summer with my kids: Oh. Oh.
August 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Me, seeing a trailer for Weapons at the beginning of summer: Why are they releasing this in August? Why not around Halloween?
Me, after spending all summer with my kids: Oh. Oh.
Me, after spending all summer with my kids: Oh. Oh.
Our family dog doesn’t do regular play, no fetch or anything like that. So my 7-year-old has to find other ways to play with her, like making her into a stuffed animal in the stuffed animal store.
August 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Our family dog doesn’t do regular play, no fetch or anything like that. So my 7-year-old has to find other ways to play with her, like making her into a stuffed animal in the stuffed animal store.
We’re all just trying to find the guy who did this!
August 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We’re all just trying to find the guy who did this!
Same fear but it’s my four year old holding up the evacuation line because she’s having a tantrum over going down without help.
My biggest fear is getting into a plane crash with my children where nobody dies but we have to take the emergency slides out of the plane bc I just know my 2yo would throw a fit because she WANTS TO GO DOWN IT AGAINNNNNNNN while I’m trying to get them to run away from the dripping jet fuel
August 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Same fear but it’s my four year old holding up the evacuation line because she’s having a tantrum over going down without help.
Love how eggs still cost six dollars.
August 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Love how eggs still cost six dollars.
Saw someone asking for 'adults-only' days at the water park and just 🤯 You cannot kick children out of every single public space from airplanes to breweries and then take spaces made FOR THEM.
August 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Saw someone asking for 'adults-only' days at the water park and just 🤯 You cannot kick children out of every single public space from airplanes to breweries and then take spaces made FOR THEM.
This and the fact that there's no more just 'rec teams.' Why am I paying $250 for my 6-year-old to register with USA Lacrosse before paying the team fee?
One of the most surprising things about parenting in this day and age has been how early the Youth Sports Machine enters the picture. My son plays soccer. He loves it, and he's pretty good at it, so naturally, he's been invited to join a travel team for 5-year-olds.
July 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This and the fact that there's no more just 'rec teams.' Why am I paying $250 for my 6-year-old to register with USA Lacrosse before paying the team fee?
At this point, I'm only still watching "And Just Like That" to see how many times they're gonna put Christopher Jackson's character into situations where you *think* he will sing and then have him not sing.
July 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
At this point, I'm only still watching "And Just Like That" to see how many times they're gonna put Christopher Jackson's character into situations where you *think* he will sing and then have him not sing.
The way I (a solo traveller) *sprinted* to the counter on my last flight when they announced a mom and her kid had been assigned separate seats and they need volunteers to switch.
Every day on the internet there's some post saying "this entitled pregnant woman asked me to move slightly to the left 🙄" and idk after having three kids myself, a random pregnant woman could ask me for my car and I'd be like "sorry the tanks only half full babe, here's some cash too"
July 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The way I (a solo traveller) *sprinted* to the counter on my last flight when they announced a mom and her kid had been assigned separate seats and they need volunteers to switch.
Me, with first kid: Carefully washing, folding, and sending back anything that came home from daycare accidentally.
Me, with second kid: Guess we own these Lilo and Stitch socks now!
Me, with second kid: Guess we own these Lilo and Stitch socks now!
July 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Me, with first kid: Carefully washing, folding, and sending back anything that came home from daycare accidentally.
Me, with second kid: Guess we own these Lilo and Stitch socks now!
Me, with second kid: Guess we own these Lilo and Stitch socks now!
omg it got to the point where they see me and just start gathering the holds before they scan my card.
Librarian said “See you soon!” when I picked up my books on hold so I’ll be riding that high all weekend
July 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
omg it got to the point where they see me and just start gathering the holds before they scan my card.
Tappan Zee Bridge all day every day!
June 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Tappan Zee Bridge all day every day!
Daycares are really getting like Air B&Bs with their demands.
June 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Daycares are really getting like Air B&Bs with their demands.