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Proud to be a Digital Housewife

Mar 19 Posted by nancyjrab 8 Comments

Sheryl Sandberg wants us to Lean In. Marissa Meyer wants us to come in (to the office, that is.). New York Magazine wants to reignite the Mommy Wars by re-branding them as being between those who lean out and those who lean in. But the truth is, the distinction between leaning out or in, working Continue Reading

Why I’m Not Watching Any More Newtown TV News Coverage

Dec 18 Posted by nancyjrab 3 Comments

Twenty children are dead.  Twenty.  It is beyond imagining that someone could do this.  It is beyond understanding how these families, the Newtown CT community, will make it through. Like so many others, I have been glued to the TV.  What, exactly, happened?  Who was this mass murderer?  Why did it Continue Reading

Fatal Stabbings in NYC: How The Media Coverage Victimizes the Victims

Oct 26 Posted by nancyjrab 9 Comments

Yesterday evening, two children from my neighborhood were fatally stabbed, allegedly by their Nanny, who then appeared to try to take her own life. It is a horrific story.  Beyond imaginings.  To talk about how upsetting it is -- well, what is there to say?  So I won't talk about that beyond saying Continue Reading

Are Sports Programs Making Kids Fat?

Sep 10 Posted by nancyjrab 6 Comments

My friend Julie's son is in an after-school football program that meets three days a week for three hours each practice.  He is 9-years-old.  If my son wants to play on his 7th grade soccer team, he needs to commit to practice three days a week, and devote a fourth day to playing games. My daughter Continue Reading

A Blogger’s Not a Journalist, and That’s OK

Jun 29 Posted by nancyjrab 6 Comments

Today I went to CE Week here in New York.  And here's what I learned:  I'm not  journalist, and I'm fine with that. For the second year in a row, the fabulous folks at Techlicious hosted a Media/Mom Blogger tour of the CE Week floor, highlighting various companies and products. Imagine it!  Actual Continue Reading

Somewhat Wordless Wednesday: Offensive Breast Cancer Ad

Jun 12 Posted by nancyjrab 8 Comments

My mother is a Breast Cancer survivor.  My sister recently had a scare.  I have more than one friend who has lost a breast, or two, or had a lumpectomy. I know women who have lost parents, or sisters to Breast Cancer. I do not take Breast Cancer lightly.  I do not think it is sexy, or fun.  I do not Continue Reading

Don’t Let them Call you a Mommy Blogger

May 16 Posted by nancyjrab 4 Comments

This week, Mashable published an infographic called The Rise of the Mommy Blogger. And it was offensive on OH so many levels. And wrong. Just plain wrong. Commissioned by H&R Block for reasons I can't really fathom (maybe they think we're all making the big bucks blogging and they wanted to let Continue Reading

Jealousy

May 11 Posted by nancyjrab 6 Comments

Before I had kids, I used to see other parents and think: "When I'm a parent I'll never (fill in the blank.)" And then I became a parent. It was humbling  just how many of those "fill in the blanks" I did.  Lollipops in the morning (airplane rides.)  TV as babysitter. (I had Swine Flu).  Screaming Continue Reading

Why I’ll Never Get a Brazilian Bikini Wax

Mar 23 Posted by nancyjrab 6 Comments

In Brazil, this counts as a one-piece

I love Brazil.  On my vacation there years ago, I saw beautiful countryside, sophisticated cities, and rockin’ nightlife. I love Brazilians.  They are warm and loving.  They are awesome plastic surgeons, and they are singlehandedly reviving the NY Real Estate market. Some of my best friends are Continue Reading

Violent Videos Win. Kids Lose.

Jun 30 Posted by nancyjrab Leave a Comment

Remember a few years back when Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction gave the youth of America a glimpse of her breast? People went bananas.  "Our kids saw that!" They cried. And the courts fined CBS for broadcasting the flash of flesh. But right now, there are any number of video games that Continue Reading

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