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…
April 2014 archive
Keeping Our Kids In Line
My dad used the brush or belt. I have a friend whose mother used a wooden spoon. I have even see my cousin get it with a shoe – it really came down to convenience at that point. But back in the day when seat belts were optional, smoking was ubiquitous, and kids played out […] 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…