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Category Archives: Cranky mommy blogger
Don’t Let it Go to Your Head
If my 8-year-old had to derive her sense of self strictly from the public recognition she received last week, she’d be insufferable. Good thing she’s got me to keep things in perspective. First, she was asked to sign the Principal’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cranky mommy blogger, Family life, Kids, Parenting, Reality check
Tagged overpraising, soccer trophies
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June is the Cruelest Month
December has always been my least favorite month, but June is now running a close second. The things that I despise about December–the stressing over gifts, the relentless parties, the overeating and drinking, the looming stretch of school vacation–have come … Continue reading
Can We Be Friends?
When my oldest daughter started preschool 14 years ago, I was antsy, pregnant and desperate to connect with other women. But friendship among mothers, as I quickly learned, is built on much more than shared experiences; it requires a similar … Continue reading
Posted in Cranky mommy blogger, Parenting, Reality check
Tagged friendship between moms, parenting style, play dates
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Who’s the Child Here?
My 8-year-old was watching the “American Idol” finale in my bedroom when I walked in to put away some clothes. “Can you please leave?” she asked. Apparently she planned to dance around, and my presence was inhibiting. I refused: “It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cranky mommy blogger, Family life, Parenting, Reality check, Teenagers
Tagged american idol, discipline, texting
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When the Enabler Goes Away on Girls’ Weekend
I don’t expect anyone to weep for me, but I am preparing to go away on a girls’ weekend, and it is hell. First, I have to leave the house in relatively good order: laundry done, refrigerator stocked, sports uniforms … Continue reading
If You’ve Never Said This, You’re Lying
This is the children’s book I would write if I could write children’s books. Indeed, it’s eerie how the author, Adam Mansbach, seems to have been hiding under the crib in my son’s room 12 years ago… Check it out … Continue reading
Posted in Cranky mommy blogger, Family life, Parenting
Tagged children's books, sleepless toddlers
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Why Goldfish are the Worst Pets in the World
Poor Thunder. S/he lived but two days in a shiny glass bowl in our laundry room. My eight-year-old, already wise to the whims of goldfish life, was adamant that he not reside in her room so she didn’t have to … Continue reading
Yard Work is No Picnic
When my husband announced Saturday morning that he was going to refinish the picnic table this weekend, I did not have high hopes. For one thing, I didn’t even know the picnic table needed refinishing, which meant that this was … Continue reading
Posted in Cranky mommy blogger, Division of Labor, Family life, Parenting
Tagged household chores, woods, Yard work
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A Jewish Easter
When I married an atheist 17 years ago, I never imagined an Easter like this: 12:15 a.m. Husband retrieves CVS bags from car. For the first time in our marriage, they are filled with candy and plastic eggs, to appease … Continue reading
Posted in Cranky mommy blogger, Kids, Parenting
Tagged Easter, Jews and Easter, mixed marriage
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Nightmare at the American Girl Doll Store
I very nearly made it through parenthood without ever setting foot in an American Girl Doll store. My mother took my oldest daughter when she was 5 or 6, indulging her with a tea-party lunch and matching blue silk pajamas … Continue reading
Posted in Cranky mommy blogger, Kids, Parenting, Reality check
Tagged American girl dolls, kids and money, tomboys
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