Before I had children, vacations for me generally meant lying on a tropical beach, baking in the sun (my twenty-year-old self was kinda honey badger about wrinkles – I really didn’t give a…), drinking strawberry daiquiris (my twenty-year-old self was also kinda honey badger about counting calories), and doing absolutely positively nothing. Nada. Not a […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Parenthood’ category
Supreme Court Sucker Punch
As parents we make the rules in our house: in bed by nine, no dessert until you’ve eaten your dinner, no hitting your brother with the wiffle ball bat – you know, the basics. Because let’s face it, even on the best of days raising a family is managed chaos and craziness. Can you imagine […] Read more…
Talking to Your Children About Death
This is tough stuff and I’m not going to sugar-coat it. One of my dearest friends just passed away and I’d say the hardest challenge as a mom was what, when, and how to bring my children in the loop. So the following post is my two cents, for what they’re worth, of the down […] Read more…
Yes Female Breadwinners Are Ruining Society
Fox News recently ran a segment, prompted by the Working Mother Media survey, asking if female breadwinners are ruining society. Fox & Friends host Clayton Morris suggested, and I quote: “But isn’t there some sort of biological need, innate need for men to be the cavemen. Go out and bring home the dinner and actually […] Read more…
Technology Free(ish) Sundays
Last Saturday, as many of you know, my husband and I had an epic parenting fail when the lovely family night we had planned for our children turned into a scene from The Exorcist. To keep my sanity I am going to pretend that evil forces invaded my children’s bodies and caused them to act […] Read more…
Why Working Mothers Must Defend Daniel Murphy
Daniel Murphy, second baseman for the New York Mets, was excoriated by New York Sports Radio commentators last week for choosing to be with his wife for the birth their first son and (gasp) taking the next two days off to bond and connect with his new baby and support his wife. Talk show host, Mike Francesca, […] Read more…
Opting Out Of Birthday Insanity
It took me eight years but I’ve finally thrown in the towel. I can’t do it anymore. I simply can’t plan another over the top, cartoon/video game/activity themed child’s birthday party. I’m not renting another bounce-house or petting zoo. I’m not stressing over finding the perfect party favors. No more agonizing over whether to get […] Read more…
Does Teaching My Boys To Be Chivalrous Mean I Am A Feminist Sell-Out?
I am a feminist. If a feminist is someone who believes women and men can share in responsibilities and opportunities regardless of sex then yes I am a feminist. If by feminist you have some vision of a man-hating woman then we are not on the same page. I have two sons, a husband, and […] Read more…
Experiencing Your Kids as Individuals
I have two sons born twenty-one months apart. Besides that meaning there is nothing breakable left in my house it also means that I spend most of my time making sure everything is equal: their birthday and Christmas presents, their sporting activities, their clothing, their food, their haircuts, and most importantly the time I spend […] Read more…
Sleeping Arrangement Insanity
I sleep in utter and complete chaos. Every morning I wake up drenched with sweat, slightly claustrophobic, and curled into an impossibly small ball on my California King sized bed wedged in between my husband on my left, my eight year old son on the right and our one-hundred-thirty pound rescue dog who was thirty-five […] Read more…