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Category Archives: Working motherhood
Removing the Names to Protect the Guilty
Apparently I’ve been on a hiatus. In general, if I don’t post for awhile, it probably means one of two things: either someone in my family has done something–possibly involving body art, sexual exploration, illicit substances, and/or the police– that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Parenting, Reality check, Teenagers, Working motherhood
Tagged blogging, digital generation, privacy, tattoos, teaching, teen privacy
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Every Day I Write the Book
I’ve got a new work schedule, and it involves getting the mail as often as possible. Yesterday, I went out to retrieve it twice, even though it was there the first time. That’s how antsy the new arrangement makes me. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family life, Food, Kids, Parenting, Reality check, Working motherhood
Tagged aging, freelancing, housekeeping, procrastination, writing, writing a book
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Nothing Two Advil Won’t Cure
When my son first told me his head hurt after football practice, I offered my standard response: “I’m sure it’s nothing; take two Advil.” By now, I should know better. I have given this erroneous assessment at least a dozen … Continue reading
Posted in Boys will be boys, Family life, Kids, Parenting, Reality check, Working motherhood
Tagged concussion, illness, pediatrician, sick kids
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The Back-to-School Build Up
I love that old Staples commercial that shows a father gleefully filling a shopping cart with school supplies, kicking his heels to the strains of “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” while his kids mope along behind. I, … Continue reading
Posted in Family life, Kids, Parenting, Reality check, Working motherhood
Tagged back to school, Kohl's, Old Navy, school supplies, Staples, summer reading
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Adderall to the Rescue
I awoke yesterday morning to an urgent email from a friend who I’ll call Charlotte, asking me to read an essay she’d written. She included a postscript on the bottom: “FYI: I stayed up all night. ALL NIGHT. Instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Family life, Parenting, Reality check, Working motherhood
Tagged Adderall, hyperactivity
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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
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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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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Happy Sweet 16, From Far Away
Today my dear, sweet, firstborn daughter turns 16, and I am away on a business trip. This seems entirely fitting, since I wasn’t around 15 years ago when she took her first steps, either. I was at work in the Newsweek … Continue reading