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 […]
Possibly the Worst Nickname for a Boy
My son, Ben, has an older sister, so it’s the natural order of things that he would get some hand-me-downs: helmets, videos and sometimes, sadly, girl things. Not princess outfits or Angelina Ballerina backpacks, nothing like that, but he did get stuck with his sister’s nickname. It is the endearment that is always tip-top on […]
Stories of So-So: the fashion statement
So-So is my son’s invisible friend. He is by FAR the most popular thing I write about. It seems everywhere I go people ask about him: What’s up with So-So? I saw So-So at Disneyland today. Is So-So still married to LuLu? When Ben fell on the stairs and had to get four stitches, everyone […]
So-So gets married to Lou Lou
“Mom, where’s my bow tie?” Ben asked me. “So-So’s getting married and he said I have to wear a tie.” Emily was changing into her favorite dress in her room and found Ben’s tie in with her necklaces and threw it at him. “Hurry!” Ben shouts to his sister and runs back into his room. […]
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 […]
The ghost in him
“So-So hates Sissy,” Ben announces, breaking the silence in the car. “WHAT did you just say?” I ask him, while eyeing him in the rearview mirror. Without backing down, wanting to make it perfectly clear, he says it again, “So-So hates Sissy.” If you don’t remember, So-So is Ben’s invisible–not to be […]
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