Parenting

I’m On Scary Mommy Today!

September 30, 2013

What better way to re-enter the blogosphere after a brief hiatus than to appear on Scary Mommy! The wonderful Jill Smokler (aka, THE Scary Mommy) has shared my latest post on her site. I am thrilled and honored to be a guest contributor again. Click here to read “My Child Has A Tumor: What NOT […]

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Super Mom Vs. Mediocre Mom

April 15, 2013

SuperMom Action Figure - the transformation

Do you ever feel like Mediocre Mom when you encounter a Super Mom, who seems to have it all together, including well-behaved kids, and a clean, quiet house?

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Someone To Brush My Hair

April 10, 2013

As a mother to three sons, I ponder the notion of whether one of my boys will fulfill the role of a “daughter” for me.

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8 Items Boy-Moms Can’t Live Without

April 4, 2013

Picture taken of Nike Lunaracer+ to show Flywire

As a mom to three sons, ages 9, 13, and 15, I’ve gained tons of experience on what my boys can do to challenge me, including my ability to be prepared for anything. A boy-mom needs to be ready at a moment’s notice to combat all types of situations, including injuries, hunger, and dirt. My […]

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Dear Mom: What This Post Was Supposed To Be About

March 25, 2013

Dear Mom, This post was supposed to be about why I avoid hosting Passover Seders. It was supposed to be funny. It was supposed to be about how I find the preparation of a Passover Seder more stressful than a root canal. It was supposed to be about how even though we streamline our Seders […]

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I Ran Over My Son’s Laptop [Disclaimer: It Wasn’t My Fault]

March 22, 2013

After my son carelessly tossed his backpack, containing his laptop, into the back of my car, it toppled out onto the driveway. Neither of us noticed and I accidentally drove over the backpack, damaging the laptop. How do I teach my son to be more responsible with his possessions?

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I Was A Victim Of Bullying

March 13, 2013

“You’re a fucking whiner, just like your son!” Hard to believe but, that statement was actually screamed at me the other day by my son’s basketball coach. A man who is 40-something years-old. For the first time, I was the victim of bullying today. By an adult. Here’s the gist of what happened: I was […]

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Like Mother, Like Son

March 7, 2013

Last week, I had one of those days that started off great, really great in fact. I had just started to query literary agents to represent me for my memoir and sent out a few letters on Tuesday afternoon. When I woke up the next morning, there was an email from one of the agents. […]

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My Son’s Rap Music Is Making Me Insane

February 14, 2013

Big Dude has given me the rare permission to write about him in this post, because he thinks my extreme distate to his musical selections is hilarious. I, on the other hand, think not. In fact, our opposing views on music have become so polarizing that I’m not sure I can ride in the same […]

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Whose Homework Is This Anyway?

February 11, 2013

As any parent with school-aged children knows, we cannot escape helping with homework, no matter how independent we want our children to be. My kids know I am more than happy to help them if they are stuck or need something explained. Except for math word problems. I may have taken AP Calculus in high […]

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Chauffeuring Teenage Boys And Trying To Be The “Cool” Mom

January 13, 2013

Even though my boys are involved in lots of activities, we don’t do much carpooling because in our town, everything is very close together so we can travel to the baseball fields and basketball courts within minutes. Middle Dude frequently walks home from school with his buddies and Big Dude takes a bus so we […]

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