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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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Sluts on Parade
No one has ever made me feel like a conservative old crank–except for my 16-year-old daughter. While it’s true that I’ve inched rightwards after decades of aging, experience and paying taxes, I have never actually voted for a Republican–though I … Continue reading
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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Spray Painting the Grave
We were driving past a cemetery when my eight-year-old asked, “Why are some stones big and fancy and others tiny?” I told her that some people were important, or rich, or maybe their families really missed them and wanted everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Kids, Parenting, Reality check
Tagged cemetery, discussing death with kids, siblings
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Why My Kids Will Never Play Carnegie Hall
Ever since Amy Chua’s explosive book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother came out, I have been thinking a lot about what kind of parent I am, and whether it’s my fault that none of my kids excels at anything in … Continue reading
Posted in Cranky mommy blogger, Kids, Parenting, Reality check, Working motherhood
Tagged Amy Chua, tiger mom
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No Writing on the Wall
I learned a valuable lesson this week: do not, under any circumstances, post a message on your teenager’s Facebook wall, especially if you think you are being a little bit funny. There’s only one exception: once a year, you may, … Continue reading
If a Tree Falls in the Forest…
As a teenager, I dreamed of having the house where all the kids wanted to hang out. But there was too much supervision and not enough junk food (see “It’s Grandma! Hide the Froot Loops”). It seems I finally have that house–thanks no … Continue reading
Posted in Boys will be boys, Parenting, Working motherhood
Tagged teenage boys, weapons, woods
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The Unvarnished Mom 