I’m sure that the new GUM Star Wars toothbrush – the one that lights up like a lightsaber and flashes for one minute – (the length of time you should brush upper teeth, with another minute for the lowers) was intended for little kids. But my nearly twelve year old son loves the thing. His [...]
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My Kids are Learning Curse Words in School. From their Teachers.
Posted in education, Kids, Parenting, Rants, tagged curse words, foul language and kids, Purberty Ed, Sex ed on February 4, 2011 | 7 Comments »
My daughter came home from school the other day with a very important question: “Why would anyone call a vagina a p***y?” “Where did you hear that word?” I wanted to know. “Puberty Ed.” The fifth graders at my kids’ uber-expensive private school have started what used to be called Sex Ed, but is now [...]
Batman and the Owls of Ga’Hoole take on Kirby and Nancy Drew
Posted in Family, Kids, Reviews, tagged Batman: Brave and the Bold Videogame, Kirby's epic yarn review, Legend of the Guardian for Wii, Nancy Drew wii review on September 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Imagine if there was a battle between Batman, (the caped crusader) and Nancy Drew, (the girl detective) Who would win? Depends on what the fight was. If they were vying on a brawn-only basis, Batman. Brains? Nancy Drew. But if you asked my ten year old twins who would win – then you’d have a [...]
Is Decluttering the same as Saying Goodbye?
Posted in Aging, Family, Kids, Neurosis, Parenting, tagged decluttering, hoarding, memories, throwing things away on August 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Not too long ago, I went on a cleaning binge. One of the things I threw out was a poster-sized blow up of a picture of me from my wedding. My husband had blown up pictures from several different stages of my life to decorate the room in which he threw me a surprise 40th [...]
My Kids Aren’t Coming Home from Camp. Yet.
Posted in Family, Kids, Parenting on July 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »
So sleepaway camp was supposed to be for four weeks. Four weeks of no tooth brushing, rare showering, mediocre (at best) food, and fun fun fun. For them. I’m talking about them. For me, those four weeks went almost exactly the way a friend of mine told me they would: week 1 – I was [...]
It’s the Away Part of Sleepaway Camp that Gets to Me
Posted in Aging, Family, Kids, Parenting, tagged Packing for camp, sad to send kids to sleepaway camp on June 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In fourteen days, my kids will leave for sleepaway camp. You’d think I’d be excited. They are going to have this incredible experience, make lifelong friends, enjoy the mountains, and a lake, and the camaraderie that’s practically exclusive to being at camp. You’d think I’d be looking forward to having some time alone with my [...]
When is Puberty Ed a bit to Ed-ucational?
Posted in Family, Humor, Kids, tagged puberty ed, Sex ed, talking to your kids about sex on May 19, 2010 | 5 Comments »
My son patiently explained that when a baby was growing inside of it’s mother, it got all of it’s nourishment from the Polenta. Perhaps Puberty Education (the new p.c. way of saying sex education) isn’t quite working out. For years, when my kids asked where babies came from, I told them the truth: they didn’t [...]
Believe in Sex Ed? Here’s your Chance to help save it
Posted in Family, Health, Kids, tagged Planned Parenthood NYC, sex ed i public schools, Sex ed in NYC, teen pregnancy rates on April 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last week I let my daughter watch the Lindsey Lohan movie Mean Girls. Yikes. First, my daughter asked why the girls looked in the mirror and said bad things about themselves. Then she asked what a “bee-yotch” was. Then she asked what a condom was. I told her. “It something men put on their penises [...]
At Least my Dog Still Loves Me
Posted in Humor, Kids, Laughs, pets, tagged family dog, loving your oet, pets on March 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Kids vs. The Dog I remember the olden days when my children would cry and carry on when I left the house to go out. “Don’t go Mommy! Don’t go!” And when they would rejoice at my return, running to the door to smother me with kisses….even if I had only gone downstairs to [...]
Walked In On…
Posted in Family, Humor, Husbands, Kids, Laughs, Uncategorized, tagged should you lock your bedroom door?, what to say when your kid catches you in the act, when kids walk in on parents on January 27, 2010 | 7 Comments »
So my daughter “walked in on us” the other day. Funny since (sorry hubby) it’s not like statistically speaking, there are a whole lot of chances for that to happen. (so sue me. kids. work. blog. puppy. life. oh, and swine flu. my uber- excuse for everything. ) It happens to every parent, I’m sure. [...]
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