Dear Bruiser, Too quickly, another March has rolled around. It doesn’t seem like 12 months could possibly have passed since the time I was watching my two-year-old baby become a three-year-old boy. And yet, here we are. Three has been a year of major changes for you. Before my eyes, you slowly outgrew the tantrums […]
March 14, 2011
>Last week, six-year-old Punky and a friend were sitting in the backseat of our SUV, examining the latest hot commodity among first grade girls: a Barbie Fairy Secret doll from McDonalds’ current Happy Meals. “I don’t like her,” I heard her friend announce. “Why not?” Punky asked, mystified. “Because she’s not modest.” “What does modest […]
March 7, 2011
When I was a kid, going to the supermarket with my mom was something I tried my best to avoid. Now, though, the game has changed. Driven by competitive fever to corner the mom market, our local Kroger has made itself into a veritable carnival of pleasures for the under ten set. Samples of store-baked […]
March 2, 2011
>Last night, it was OSCAR TIME. And you know what that means. Yes, friends, it’s time once again for my annual wrap-up of the highs and lows of Oscar Fashion, 2011…. What is Michelle Williams hiding?Pretty much everything in this dress. Battenberg. It’s not just for duvets anymore. Hey Florence Welch, your mom called. She […]
February 28, 2011
“Mommy, I want to be a girl scout!” It began with all the golden light and birdsong you’d expect from the opening scene of a Lifetime docudrama. My six-year-old daughter skipped up to me after school, clutching a flier that advertised the formation of a new troop of Daisy Scouts. Only 12 dollars to join! […]
February 24, 2011
>When I became a stepmother to eight and ten-year-old girls, one of my first new duties was serving as team mom for my eight-year-old’s soccer team. I remember scanning the team roster with growing dismay as I noted the parents’ names: Mr. and Mrs. Al and Maria BernardMs. Jeanine GraysonMr. and Mrs. Steve and Abby […]
February 21, 2011
A few days ago in a moment of typical mommy multitasking, I plopped 3-year-old Bruiser in a shallow tub to play for a few minutes, spread out a few toys for Punky on the bathroom floor, and hopped in the shower. Through the shower door’s glass, I was able to keep an eye on both […]
February 17, 2011
