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  • The beautiful bond of my boys

    The following is an excerpt from my story, “Brotherly Love,” in the book, The Unofficial Guide to Surviving Life With Boys: Hilarious & Heartwarming Stories About Raising Boys From The Boymom Squad, edited by Tiffany O’Connor and Lyndee Brown of #Lifewithboys.

  • Promote early literacy skills with this ABC lift-the-flap train

    This post contains affiliate links. I get a small percentage from purchases made through the links on this post. I am a blogger, and, as you might have guessed, I loved reading and writing in elementary school. I devoured books and composed stories of my own, many of which my…

  • To the parents of girls: It’s not your job 

    It’s not your job to tell your daughters not to dress “too sexy.” It’s not your job to warn your daughters about parties, drinking and hookup culture. It’s not your job to teach your daughters to avoid walking alone at night. It’s not your job to teach your daughters to…

  • A tale of Ivanka Trump and kosher weddings

    A few weeks ago, I wrote about the special connection I felt with Hillary Clinton, and ended the post with a comment on how I have a Trump story. Well, more specifically, an Ivanka Trump story. I was going to post something else today, but, since it happens to be…

  • It’s time to pop the bubble

    When I was younger, before I had kids, my response to tragic events was to go numb, immerse myself in a protective bubble of denial and go about my life. I wasn’t callous or uncaring. In fact, these events affected me so deeply that the only way I could function…

  • A lesson in patience from a praying mantis

    Whoever said, “Patience is a virtue,” probably never had kids. I say probably, because I am too impatient to look it up. See where I am going with this? Patience. Yeah, that’s not one of my core elements. Before I had kids, I’d be that person, who would run down…

  • Thank you, Hillary Rodham Clinton, for my children

    I have this weird habit — well, maybe you do too — of imagining what my life would have been like if I had gone to a different college, or visited a different country or taken a different job. I am a believer in “the butterfly effect,” despite the awfulness…

  • 5 reasons to never say, “Enjoy every moment” to a new parent

    If you have young children, you have likely heard some iteration of the phrase, “Enjoy every moment,” repeatedly. They are the words uttered to you with a smile by the store cashier as she sees your toddler yanking at your hand. It is the comment on your Facebook post about…

  • Easy cereal box train

    I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. This post contains affiliate links. My four-year-old loves making projects, and, while I do have some artistic talent,…

  • School’s birthday policy is something to celebrate

    I was elated earlier this month, when I received an official packet from my son’s school. The manila envelope was packed with information about his teacher, his bus route, special programs run by the Parent Teacher Association and important dates to remember. One piece of paper stood out among the…