Friends, meet Krista Pacion, a very funny and relatable mom I follow on social media.
I’ve rounded up some of her best posts on marriage, motherhood, and life in general.
Hope they bring you some smiles!
Janene
#1
My kid hasn’t finished her homework but she did call a family meeting to show us the 20 slide presentation she created on why we should get a cat.
— krista (@kristabellerina) November 26, 2023
#2
My kid wanted to know what we did on sick days when we were kids so I played an old episode of The Price Is Right and followed it up with an old episode of The Young and the Restless.
— krista (@kristabellerina) March 23, 2024
#3
Not to be controversial but sometimes I add two spaces after a period because that’s what I learned in my typing class 30 years ago.
— krista (@kristabellerina) August 15, 2024
#4
My husband accepted an invite to a bbq for us and said we would bring a salad, like “we” has anything to do with it.
— krista (@kristabellerina) April 27, 2024
#5
English majors assert dominance by accurately using semicolons. I don’t make the rules; however, I follow them.
— krista (@kristabellerina) February 19, 2024
#6
My teen complained about my cooking, so I stopped fighting it and filled the freezer with frozen dinners instead of making dinner, and after a week of frozen dinners, guess who’s asking me to cook again.
— krista (@kristabellerina) February 18, 2024
#7
Why are people so determined to break the ice when the ice is fine just the way it is thank you very much?
— krista (@kristabellerina) February 21, 2024
#8
Successfully backed out of the driveway without a backup camera just like my ancestors used to do.
— krista (@kristabellerina) July 25, 2024
#9
My kid wants to earn money to go on a pricey school trip next year and asked if the tooth fairy gives money for other body parts.
— krista (@kristabellerina) June 23, 2024
#10
Overheard my kid asking her dad who his favorite princess is and bonus points for him because he said “Mom” and didn’t even know I was listening.
— krista (@kristabellerina) January 3, 2024
#11
Had a repairman over for a quote, and as I was explaining the issue, my husband walked in, and suddenly the repairman couldn’t see or hear me. But that’s okay, he had a nice conversation with my husband and I hired someone else to do the job.
— krista (@kristabellerina) June 1, 2022
#12
A woman complimented my dress and now I feel like I betrayed my people because I didn’t tell her I got it on sale at Macy’s for $17.
— krista (@kristabellerina) June 22, 2024
#13
My kid cleaned the kitchen without being asked, and now we wait to see what she wants.
— krista (@kristabellerina) February 24, 2024
#14
My husband took the kids to brunch so I’m gonna get wild and drink my coffee while it’s still hot.
— krista (@kristabellerina) November 24, 2023
#15
My teen believed the washing machine when it said it only had one minute left and oh how I laughed and laughed.
— krista (@kristabellerina) July 14, 2025
#16
Met my friends for drinks and dinner at 4pm and made it home and into my pjs by 8pm. This is what success looks like.
— krista (@kristabellerina) September 30, 2023
#17
My teen is using chopsticks to eat Cheetos so she doesn’t get Cheeto dust on her fingers and can we just fast track her application to Yale now?
— krista (@kristabellerina) October 28, 2023
#18
I love the Oxford comma, but I try to keep it between me, myself, and I.
— krista (@kristabellerina) April 6, 2024
#19
No one talks about the real problem with exercising: you have to keep doing it.
— krista (@kristabellerina) June 8, 2024
#20
I never thought getting up from the couch to go to bed would be part of my heroic journey, but here we are.
— krista (@kristabellerina) April 1, 2024
#21
a man asked me if I even come close to working 40 hours a week as a stay at home mom and all I could think was “I can’t wait to tweet this”
— krista (@kristabellerina) August 23, 2024
#22
Stages of morning:
— krista (@kristabellerina) August 5, 2024
1. Don’t talk to me, I haven’t had coffee.
2. Don’t talk to me, I’m drinking my coffee.
3. Don’t talk to me, the coffee kicked in and I have work to do.
#23
Just think, there used to be a whole class devoted to learning how to type and it was an hour a day for a full school year.
— krista (@kristabellerina) May 16, 2024
#24
I’m staying in my pajamas today because dress for the job you want and I want to be a Princess who sleeps for a hundred years.
— krista (@kristabellerina) August 26, 2024
#25
Some of you never had to pay 10 cents to send a text message and it shows.
— krista (@kristabellerina) January 14, 2026
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