Your intelligence should be ever-expanded with quality books, education, and conversation. Don’t stop seeking them out. I really don’t care if you don’t take a jacket. You’re not going to die of exposure in New Jersey. Just don’t be the girl who doesn’t take a jacket and then whines about the cold. She’s annoying. Focus […]
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Happier Family Life, the French Way?
A reflection on Pamela Druckerman’s “Bringing Up Bébé” Last summer one of my first posts here admired the seemingly hands-off style of 1970’s parenting. Go back and read if you like. Kitty Foreman’s hair shaking is priceless. Turns out, what I really needed to do was go a little Parisian. Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela […]
To the Moms of Many, I’m sorry…
…for thinking you’re batsh*t crazy. In the past, I would occasionally witness women I knew, with three or more children, go on to become pregnant with their fourth or fifth. I wrongly assumed that, though I may like and respect this woman, she had one or more of the following major problems: Her health insurance […]
That 70’s Mom
Of all the compliments that I’ve believed received, one of my favorites was: “You’re like a 70’s mom.” The fields of child psychology and parenting have come a long way since 1970, so this could sound less than complimentary. And I have way better hair than Kitty Foreman. A friend said this to me at a little […]