The Underground Mother Road The Underground Mother Road

A Fortysomething Journal

  • Home
  • Hot Topics
    • My So Called Life
    • Midlife Musings
    • Divorced. Now what?
    • Living Single
    • The Mother Hood
    • Marital Hiss
    • Rotting Roots
    • Movie Musings
    • Thoughts & Ponderings
    • Be Practical
    • The Home Ec Files
  • Contact the Underground
  • Start Here
    • About LisawithnoL
    • Co-Parenting is Hard
  • SHOP
Menu
  • Home
  • Hot Topics
    • My So Called Life
    • Midlife Musings
    • Divorced. Now what?
    • Living Single
    • The Mother Hood
    • Marital Hiss
    • Rotting Roots
    • Movie Musings
    • Thoughts & Ponderings
    • Be Practical
    • The Home Ec Files
  • Contact the Underground
  • Start Here
    • About LisawithnoL
    • Co-Parenting is Hard
  • SHOP

From the Underground

This is the part where I ask you to follow my blog 0_o. Enter your email and get updates when I post something new. Nothing more.

Buy me a coffee

Spread the Word

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
so called summer pt2
Happy Divorce!
choke-on-your-bitchy-pudding
about a cat first post
stepmothers get no respect
conflict of interest - the cocky coworker
Deep Thoughts - What If I Made It Worse
failure is not an option
divorced - my secret identity
  • Midlife Musings

    Time Flies When You’re Not Having Fun

    February 28, 2026 /No Comments

    Twelve years ago I wrote about the Year of the Horse. Time flew and I wasn't having fun. I was hopeful in 2014. I'm exhausted in 2026. Here we go again.

    Read Me
  • My So Called Life,  Rotting Roots

    Sunday Bloody Sunday

    February 22, 2026 /No Comments

    My mother tried to gaslight me about my own period over breakfast. It went downhill from there. Welcome to Guatemala!

    Read Me
  • Midlife Musings

    Midlife Crisis Management – Steering Back Onto the Road

    February 10, 2026 /No Comments

    Somehow 20 months later, I am managing another midlife crisis, and have moved to another country. What happened?

    Read Me
  • My So Called Life,  Midlife Musings

    Another Year, Another Bad Birthday

    April 14, 2024 /No Comments

    Another year, another bad birthday. I should expect to be disappointed, yet somehow, I am still surprised. If your birthday was a catastrophe again this year, you're in good company.

    Read Me
  • My So Called Life,  Midlife Musings

    New Year, Same Me

    January 1, 2024 /No Comments

    Happy New Year - Ringing in the year with more of the same, or are we?

    Read Me
1516171819

LisawithnoL

Writing about the random ass shit going on in my life since 2007. I pull no punches and use salty language. Read at your own risk.

From the Underground

New posts, straight to your inbox. No filler, no upsells, keeping it simple.

Trainwreck Gawkers

  • 11,581 curious onlookers

Would you like to know more?

  • Once Around Again – Named from the Ashes
  • Conveniently Out of Range
  • Plumbing for a Scapegoat
  • Case of the Doggie Bag Creep
  • Game Over, Try Again
Buy me a coffee

Travel Back in Time

#UGMR Playlist

Trending

Is it Football Season Already?
Dirty Big Secrets - Hiding a Legacy of Mental Illness
Once Around Again - Named from the Ashes
Absence Makes the Hatred Grow Stronger

👽 Keeping it real since 2007 👽

Tags

adult student being married brother strikes again college coping mechanisms coping post divorce COVID19 depression divorce douchebaggery emotional abuse expat life friends Guatemala holidays keeping it real kennels of irritation La Llorona less than perfect life lessons manipulative behavior memories of bad marriage memory lane midlife musings military motherhood mother issues motivation movie musings mr horrible music my mother narcissist mother pandemic pissed off rant post-divorce quarantine2020 rant secret single behavior single mom Texas the ex trust issues women working working through the drama
© 2026 The Underground Mother Road
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Disclaimer
  • Contact