Tag: parenting
T’was The Day After Christmas: A Poem For Parents
With all that's canceled in 2020, I vowed to make Christmas a little extra this year. A lot extra you could say. And going...
Does a Mother Ever Really Sleep?
My husband and I watched the first presidential debate a few weeks back. We then tuned in to the debate commentary until the wee...
Parenting and Life Lessons Learned Training for My First Half Marathon
On September 26, I joined fourteen friends and neighbors in a small unofficial half marathon through our local area in Northern Westchester. Before I...
The Memes and Tweets of 2020
2020 has been some year. And the fact that we still have a few months to go seems unreal. How much more "2020" can...
I Get to Be Here
Fourteen years ago, on a gorgeous sunny day in Central Park, a cute little 9-month-old girl crawled over to my 9-month-old girl and started...
Re-Inventing Your Career Path for the Third Time
When I entered college, I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to do. Yes, at a ripe old age of 18,...
No Fast Forward, Rewind, or Pause. It’s Time to Simply Press...
Reflecting on nearly seven years of parenting three children, I realize much of that time I’ve wanted to ‘fast forward,’ ‘rewind’ or ‘pause’ their...
Taking a Summer Vacation From the Digital World
For the last four years, my mother, son, and I have taken a vacation in Vacationland - also known as my home state of...
Nits Happen
As a general rule, anytime I have the opportunity to either make my kids feel ashamed and embarrassed or confident and secure, I will...
No, I Won’t Censor for My Little Kid
I use the word “no” a lot with my almost eight-year-old daughter -- to most requests for junk food, to staying up “just a...