I grew up watching the Cosby Show. I loved everything about that show: the wit, the humor, the loving family dynamic, the elegance of their New York City brownstone, and most especially the brilliant way the matriarch and patriarch dealt with the chaos and craziness of their five children. And while everything about that show […] Read more…
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First World Problems
Boko Haram kidnaps then forcibly marries off 200 teenage girls, Reyhani Jabbari put to death just weeks ago in Iran for the self-defense killing of the man who raped her, fifteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai shot in the head while riding the bus to school because she believed girls should be educated. Crushing. These tragic stories of […] Read more…
Don’t Call Me Honey, Baby, Sweetheart, or Young Lady
Do you remember Flo from Mel’s Diner? If I ordered a greasy breakfast at Mel’s and while taking my order Flo called me “honey” that would be just fine by me. Because she called everyone honey. But if I’m at one of the nicest restaurants in town, at a table full of men, at what […] Read more…
Why Ferguson Missiouri Is a Mom Issue
Ever since I gave birth to my first child I cry at anything. Anything. Those abused animal commercials accompanied by the soulful Sarah McLachlan literally have me sobbing for entire days. Once my son Jack was born I felt as if I’ve had a layer of skin removed. I feel everything and it cuts me to the […] 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…
Recommitting to Boom-Boom
I walked into my closet last week to find two pairs of my “sexy underwear” hanging at eye level over my bureau. And by sexy underwear I mean the pair someone either bought me twelve years ago when I was first married or that my husband buys on Valentines Day for me every other year […] Read more…
Not Crafty? Join the Club!
Holidays send me over the edge. And not because I am known to be shopping for presents on Christmas Eve (truly I work best under pressure) but because as a mother to two young children every holiday requires that I make a sad clown attempt at being crafty. The cute and kitschy are not my forte. Creating an adorable […] Read more…
Mothers of The World Unite! Putting Our Foot Down On The Fiscal Cliff.
What Washington needs right now is a working mother calling the shots. Who knows better about compromise than us? My three-inch roots are living proof that holiday spending came before personal upkeep this year – prioritizing spending needs can in fact be done. If working mothers ran things in DC we’d do the exact same things we […] Read more…
If you’ve never been to a holiday leftover party you don’t know what you’re missing! I always feel so guilty when I throw out all the leftover holiday food because I just can’t eat the same thing again. So to keep my guilt at bay I started to throw a leftover party the day after Christmas […] Read more…