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The terrible twos start much earlier
It all happens so quickly. Almost in the blink of an eye, this: turns into this: Now in my little guy’s defense, we’ve been in northeastern PA on a snowy mountain this long, cold, gray winter. It seems...
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I join a cult
Well, that is exactly how I used to see it before I became a mommy. By cult, I mean “Mommy and Me” classes, of course. If I had ever walked into the New York Kids Club as a child-free woman, I would...
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My advice to NASA on the Mission to Mars
D and I get along so well, especially considering our tiny apartment and the fact that we’ve been lucky enough to have my mother around almost constantly to help out with the little guy. My husband is...
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Mayor Bloomberg, you never saw this one coming, did you?
Way back in Archduke Franz-Michael’s first term as NYC mayor, he banned smoking in all bars and restaurants in New York City. I was, and still am, totally outraged even these many years later when...
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Organic-ish
My friend, Nadine, moved to Seattle a few years ago. She’s going to launch a new business soon featuring organic baby and children’s products. (When she does, I’ll be sure to include a link to her site...
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What will having a baby to do my body?
There’s one issue that you don’t really need to worry about when you have a baby in your 50s that younger women worry about: What will having a baby do to my body? When you’re under 40, sadly the only...
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My c-section confession
I never wanted to even try “natural” childbirth. There, I said it. In fact, I was thrilled when my doctor decided that we should schedule a c-section. My “birthing plan” up to that point had consisted...
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Happy, Merry, Joyous!
My husband and I (but mostly my husband, as I watched and sipped a lovely red….) stayed up until 2am assembling the “big” present for the little guy, and it was well worth it! The box says, “OVER 100...
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Bumping my head on the blue and pink ceiling
Time to go back to working outside the home. Of course, I’m ambivalent, but it’s time for him to start socializing with other toddlers, and I guess the same could be said for me, taking into account my...
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We Meant HIS Underwear!
I’ve been a very bad blogger. So, in that spirit, here’s my entry for the “I’m Such a Messed-Up Mommy” award… As I cleaned up F’s cubicle at his school this afternoon, what do I find? Underwear. Which...
View ArticleOlder moms: A new cultural trend?
While hard data is lacking on this cultural trend, the anecdotal evidence has been mounting over the past few years. From an article about “sleep texting” on cnn.com Since CNN can get away with this “I...
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