Yesterday I had an article published on Babble.com. I continue to be very proud of all the pieces I write for this site because it seeks to tell the real side of parenting. Yesterday’s article is about working from home. There is also a handy dandy quiz (which I put together with the help of my [...]
I don’t take the day off very often. Dave almost never does. But yesterday we did, got in the car and drove up through New Jersey and New York, amidst the beautiful autumn foliage to visit our dear friend who suddenly lost his father earlier in the week. There was never any question that we [...]
We enter at our own risk with a sense of foreboding, wishing we were anywhere else on the planet but this stale smelling, sweat inducing tomb of a space. It’s sick enough that we adults must go forth into hell but what’s even worse, even more maniacal is that we bring along our innocent children [...]
Having a child, I soon learned, is like having an open wound. People ask you about it. They give you advice and secret remedies. Friends tell you to ignore it for a while and see if it doesn’t heal itself. Everyone assures you that it won’t kill you. And then they show you their scars.” [...]
The Phillies are going to the World Series again! At the magic moment, the moment of victory, the culmination of the NCLS, I was fast asleep. I’ll admit it – I am a fair weather fan. But the term seems to carry an unnecessary negative connation. And given the choice between being a die hard [...]
Like many of you this past week I was more than a little appalled at the allegations that the “balloon boy’s” parents concocted the story that closed the Denver airport and cost thousands of dollars in police and rescue services. Yet I remain transfixed and continue to follow the “breaking news” developments on this train [...]
Me: So Noah, your birthday is coming up. What do you want to do for your party? Movie night? Noah: No. Me: Laser tag? Noah: Nah. Me: Paint ball? Noah: Uh uh. Me: Rock climbing? Noah: Mmmmmn, nope. Me: Ok – I’m at a loss. What DO you want to do? Noah: Spanish Tapas. Any [...]
A voice calls from upstairs. “Mom!! Have you seen my “Andrew Lehr” shirt?? It’s in the laundry. Ok, how about the “Josh Weikel” one? Which one? The red one. In your drawer. Why don’t you wear that new shirt I bought you?” I like the “Weikel”. My kids have become completely label conscious. Aside from [...]
I had been looking forward to spending yesterday afternoon with two special “mothers of brothers”, my college roommates, their sons and husbands. Sue had called me a few weeks ago to set the date. Danielle would be making the trip from Short Hills to Pennsylvania for an afternoon play date (for the boys), football (for [...]
Hey parents! Do you ever look at your kids and marvel at the fact that you actually created a fully functioning human being? I have to say that as the brothers get older, I have more and more of these moments. My boys are no longer mushy blobs… or nonsensical toddlers… or distracted children. They are rational people who [...]
