I first met my son Ben’s new friend two years ago. His name is So-So. We all like him very much. He’s imaginary. No, excuse me, he’s INVISIBLE, not imaginary. I’ve been corrected a million times. I should have that straight. So-So is a ghost and he became my son’s friend shortly after Halloween when […]
Proud member: Mom of a boy club
The longer I’m a mom, the more I think “mommy wars” are a contrived battle. Bottle vs. breast-feeding. Working mom vs. stay-at-home. Private vs. public school. I believe we moms have more in common than we do differences. We love our kids and want what is best for them, all the other choices are just […]
So-So has been axed and other Disneyland news
It’s been a tough week for the invisible people in our family. There’s no way to sugarcoat this so I’m just going to come right out and tell you: So-So was fired from The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland for being “too scary.” You’d think that being a frightening ghost who says “WhooWhoo HaaHaa” to the […]
Who is this person pushing the Pringles on my kids?
After spending a week at my mom and dad’s house with my family I was overcome with one, albeit immature, feeling: NO FAIR!!! The first morning my mom had already prepared the breakfast table with every sweet delight that was banned from my house growing up — Fruit Loops, Frosted Flakes, enough sugar cereal to fuel a […]
My Magical Son
When my son, Ben, was 6 he asked for one thing for his birthday: “A real magic kit.” He tore open the package first thing in the morning and with an enthusiastic “Yes!” he pumped his fist to his side when he saw the little boy wearing a black top hat on the box. It […]
Never (ever) Promise Anything to a Child (ever)
Little Michael points excitedly from his stroller at King Arthur’s Carrousel at Disneyland. His mom and I are chatting when she breaks away and says, “Yes, I see it! We’ll go on that later.” Her words sound my parental alarm, and I grab her arm. With urgency I tell her, “No, don’t ever promise a […]
Emily, Unwritten
My daughter Emily, who is six, made this decoupage dress form at The ARTbar on saturday. I was so proud of her. I think it is just beautiful. I am trying to encourage her to explore her creativity and build on her natural interests. I really want her to be artistic and creative. I am […]
Is there anything cooler than a five-year-old boy?
Ben: I was running so fast at school! Me: Really? Ben: Yeah, you know when you run so fast and smoke comes out the back of your shoes? Me: Yes, that IS fast. Ben: All my friends behind me were coughing and coughing because of all the smoke. Me: Oh, my. You are a fast […]
How to use ’80s music to annoy your kids and entertain yourself
I’m eight years into this parenting thing which is far enough along to develop a few…” tricks let’s call them, no “tools”…to help me get through the monotony, squimishes and repetitiveness that come with your mommy badge. I think every mom has them, they are like little idiosyncratic things we moms do to keep ourselves from […]
Five Things You Absolutely MUST Teach Your Teen About Social Media
Only a parent of a teen knows the struggle. Yes, there have always been struggles between parents and their teens, but to say that we are pioneers of a new kind of parenting isn’t just our generation’s attempt to minimize the tough time parents of hippies or greasers or, I don’t know, Disney channel stars, […]
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