Another gem from McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Parenting Ideologies I Use With My Spouse That Justify My Laziness/Terrible Efficacy as a Parent..
The year 2000 still seems futuristic to me. To my 6-year old, it's ancient history. When she views photos of her mom or I taken in the 90's, 80's or 70's, it's like she's witnessing a former age. I...
6 Tips for Capturing Childhood With Your iPhone
At last count, my iPhone contained 8,755 photos. If I ever used Siri, I assume she'd insist, speech slurred, that I whittle that down to give her room to breathe before she could provide me with ...
Shoutout to 1980's TV Sitcom Parents
All my social media feeds are full of chatter about the final episode of the TV show Parenthood. My partner loves Parenthood. I think it’s sentimental and borderline corny. Yet I watch it with her...
The importance of teaching financial literacy to children cannot be overstated. Over at Good Men Project, Zechariah Newman wrote a revealing, useful post about kids and money. I agree with each of ...
7-ish Alice in Wonderland Quotes That Sum Up Parenthood
Alice in Wonderland, written in 1865 by Lewis Carroll (who would turn a youthful 183 today), is considered the best example of the literary nonsense genre. In such writing, the effect of nonsense i...
5 Links: World's Worst Mom, Glitter Bombs, Evermotion
1 - The never ending debate about kids safety vs independence became a reality show from Discovery Life. Go behind the scenes with the New York Times article "Parenting Advice From ‘America’s Worst...
Couples Therapy Will Make You Better Parents
Last week I talked about a few of the reasons I think you need couples therapy. Now I’d like to expound on one that I’d place in the “So Obvious it Hurts My Feelings” category: Going to therapy tog...
Parents of the 80's- An interview from the future
I recently sparked a debate with my mother when I suggested that just maybe parenting these days is more difficult than when she raised me. Sure, the improvements in disposable diapers alone give a...
In a world where people un-ironically name their children Unique and produce enough bizarre maternity photo shoots to provide fodder for entire blogs dedicated to the genre, it's hard to believe th...
There are at least as many blogs dedicated to kid's crafts as there are specks of glitter strewn throughout my house. (My daughter is three, so you can imagine the carnage.) There are plenty of fan...
3 Things I Learned by Transitioning from SAHM to Working Mom
Recently I've made the monumental shift from stay-at-home mom to full time career lady.
How Parents Unwittingly Nurture Patriarchy
Since Harvey Weinstein – and countless other prominent men – have been outed as sexual predators (at worst) and clueless misogynists (at best), adults are more frequently giving our daughters empow...
Family Rituals: Coffee with my toddler
Since becoming a parent, the first words out of my mouth each morning, 9 times out of 10 are "just let me get my coffee first". In our small house, we have three different ways to brew a perfect cu...
Beyond the Photo Studio: 3 Ways to Make Real Moments
Consider these few things to build a rich collection of memories.