“Hold on, I have to breathe.”
My friend Tom has cancer. Read the Rest »
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Mr. Mary Poppins Was Here
I’m back from 10 days of me-time in California, and I’m shocked at how well my husband has done as Mr. Mom. Shocked! I don’t know what I expected – to see the house in a shambles, possibly even burned down? People fainting with relief ...
The Importance Of Embarrassing The Next Generation
It's sad, when I think about how there really isn't anyone on my side of the family for my children to "know" (because my parents died, and the rest of them live in far-flung countries, and my sister lives across the country...). My husband's family ...April
12
2013
Daily Life, Friends
March
29
2013
Easter, Syndicated on Blogher
My post about my little sister has been syndicated on Blogher! Read the Rest »
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Easter: A Photo Recap
March
28
2013
Blogging, Facebook, Gay Rights
Yesterday I was on Facebook while listening to NPR’s live coverage of the gay rights rally at the Supreme Court building here in Washington, D.C. I’m sure you know this but just in case you were in a coma, this week the Supreme Court hears two historic cases on gay rights: Prop 8, and the Defense of Marriage Act. This is our decade’s civil rights movement. The world is watching, our children are watching, too.
Although you might have figured out already that a.) I’m straight, and b.) I’m a mommy blogger, what you may not know about me is that I am a lifelong gay rights advocate. Read the Rest »
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A Bridget Jones-Style Diary Of A Mommy Blogger – Part 1
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Excuse Me I Beg Your Pardon But I’ve Had Ample-Sufficiency
March
22
2013
Family of Origin Stuff
My little sister, Gail, died of MLD (infantile-onset metachromatic leukodystrophy) when she was two. Read the Rest »
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March
21
2013
Family of Origin Stuff, My Beautiful Mother
This morning I listened to Terry Gross on NPR interview author Emily Rapp about what it’s like to be the mother of a child who had Tay-Sachs, a genetically-inherited and fatal disease.
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March
20
2013
Alcoholism, Parenting
Like the rest of the country, I’ve been following the Steubenville rape case, disgusted. Today I saw this headline: Steubenville Rapist to Appeal Because “His Brain Wasn’t Fully Developed Yet.” Seriously? It reminds me of the absurdity of the Twinkie defense in the Harvey Milk case back in the 70s. The brain doesn’t fully mature until age 26. Does this mean we can all commit crimes unimpeded up until we’re 26?
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March
19
2013
Parenting
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March
16
2013
Daily Life, Kill Your Television, Parenting
This is another update on how the New Rules thing at our house is going down (and I do mean down, as into the abyss). It isn’t going well.
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March
14
2013
Parenting
OK, ohmyGod: they’ve started an Occupy Movement in Fiona’s room.
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March
13
2013
Kill Your Television, Parenting, TV
Two days ago, I “crossed a Mommy line.”
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