Free to Be Me, Minus the Toy Vacuum
Remember, this was the Free to Be You and Me decade, when Marlo Thomas and friends assured girls like me that we would all grow up to be our own women.
To Heck with Worksheets: The 5 Real Lessons of Summer Break
She outlined five steps for making sure our kids are ready for fourth grade, and it’s got nothing to do with long division.
After School at My House
The newt is not mine, nor is the child holding it. The shot is blurry because I had to rush before the newt could jump off his hand and onto my freshly mopped kitchen floor and, perhaps, disappear into my soccer bag in the closet. What are afternoons at your house like?
LEAN GREEN FAMILY: Are Shopping Memberships Worth it?
When it comes to shopping, does membership always have its rewards?
12 Signs You Have Too Much to Do, Mom
Your car has a bigger selection of snacks than your house does. You dumped your child’s birthday present onto the floor so you can use the Winnie the Pooh gift bag for your parents’ anniversary present. You keep telling yourself that your daughter’s pants are Capris, when really, she outgrew them months ago. You know [...]
For Champagne and Laura
If someone wants to send me to a lunch with Kelly Ripa and chef Tom Collichio, well, I’m not going to say no. Especially when Champagne is involved. So when Electrolux invited me to the “Party Ready” shin-dig in Manhattan the other day, I said yes. Mostly, though, I went for Laura. Laura is my [...]
Your Children's Achievements You Wish You Could Brag About
My kid… …can burp The Star-Spangled Banner. … picked me a bouquet of dandelions (in goal, during his soccer game, as the ball went by her). … has memorized all of Wikipedia’s 13 versions of “Beans, beans.” … can blow a bubble inside another bubble and announce its awesomeness at the same time. … set [...]
