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My Son is Bad at Sports
You hear all the time about how hard it is to be a girl in our society, and with all of the body image issues, the mean girls and the sexualization of just about everything, it surely is.
A Bad Case of Momnesia
Every November, I come down with a terrible case of momnesia. Momnesia, if you arent familiar with it, is a medical condition that occurs when a mother has been so traumatized by a particular event involving her child that she forgets it completely, leading her, in many cases, to repeat the trauma.
Instagram Is The New Marijuana
When my kids were younger (as in, last year), I had the whole technology thing totally under control.
Am I Raising Judgy Kids?
My kids and I watched the Grammys on Sunday night (the first half, anyway), and we watched as Hunter Hayes debuted his song, Invisible.One of the lines caught my attention. It went, Oh, and never be afraid of doing something different/Dare to be something more.Its not exactly an original idea, but as the mother of an eleven year-old girl, it definitely resonated with me. I think it struck a chord because …
A Bonus Year Of Childhood
My kids elementary school goes through sixth grade, and for that I am eternally grateful. Its an anomaly in LA, and probably in most parts of the country, where primary school is normally K-5. And now that my daughter is in sixth grade, being able to put off middle school for another year has felt like a huge gift to me.A bonus year of childhood, if you will.Middle school, as we all …