Tag: parenting
Parenting Without Ego
When I dropped my ego, I found my place as a parent and realized what each of my kids needed from me.
I’m fascinated by...
Sex and the Single Mom: How I Survive Holidays Without My...
In our family, we do every other weekend at Dad’s, and then we trade holidays. One year Thanksgiving with me and Christmas with him,...
When Grandma Meddles
We've all been there. Whether it's your mother or your mother-in-law, you are told, "We did things differently when we were parents." Unsolicited advice...
How To Prevent Screen Time From Turning Into Scream Time
We've all had this moment. It's dinner time, and you call your child. You faintly hear a call back for "five more minutes." It...
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...
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...
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...