Dear Beloved Children Who Insist Their Lives Are Really Really Hard, Oh, my sweet pups. You have no idea what you’re talking about. The two of you live with both parents in a lovely home in Suburban New Jersey that has a snack selection that rivals the average Whole Foods store. I was the sixth kid […]
Where Are the Kids’ Shoes?
They wear the same shoes every day. They trip over the shoe rack every time they walk into the house. And yet, every single day I find myself asking the same damn question. Like this? Subscribe today. Find me on Facebook & Twitter.
A Letter to Another Mother
After my 5yo’s teacher called me this morning, I had to write an email to a mom at my kids’ school today. Something happened between our kids, and I couldn’t keep my mouth shut. I wasn’t sure what to say, exactly. I didn’t know if I’d express myself as I wanted to. But I knew […]
Hold the Door: Lessons for My Kids
I write a lot of notes to myself: story ideas, grocery lists, wines to try, blog post ideas… But the most important things I haven’t been writing down, are the things I want my kids to learn from me by example. The problem is this: Not only am I not always the most stellar example-maker […]
The Gift I Found
Many, many days you’ll find me at the kitchen island, a cup of coffee before me as I rub my temples to stave off the headache that two way-too-loud kids are trying to give me. Every day is an internal battle of my trying to raise them right, keep them in line, not being too […]
How Being A Parent is Like Being A Rock Star
1. Endless hours on the road with too many people in the vehicle. 2. Your job is to entertain a room full of loud, writhing maniacs. 3. If you do your job well, people ask when you’ll produce more. 4. You ask yourself daily: “Am I tripping? Or did I really just see that?” 5. Your […]
House Rules
It seems I need to explain this Facebook post/Tweet a little more. So here you go…. Do you have House Rules? Do you post them somewhere in your home? We used to just have house rules in concept, but I had to remind the kids of them each of the 400x a day they’d break a rule. […]
How to Buy a Christmas Tree
Since many of you appreciated my instructions over the summer on how to pick berries with a 3-year-old, I decided to share my most recent seasonal experience with young children. How To Buy A Christmas Tree With A Preschooler & A Kindergartener 1. On the 1st below-30-degree day of the season after 2 weeks of holiday travel […]