The strangest thing happened Saturday. Dennis and I dropped Punky off at her Saturday acting class, then went on to the downtown library to spend some time with Bruiser on the children’s floor. We stayed there an hour or so there before heading back out to retrieve Punky from class. As we were leaving the […]
March 4, 2013
“Mommy, there was something I saw on the bathroom wall today at school that I need to tell you about,” Punky informed me yesterday. “What did you see, Punky?” I asked with concern. “Somebody wrote ‘You go…’” She paused, dropping her voice to a whisper, “S-H-I-T.” “Oh no,” I said. “That’s bad. That’s really bad.” […]
March 1, 2013
I firmly believe that no child comes without Issues, and my five-year-old son has one that will probably surprise exactly none of you, since I can’t stop writing about it. The kid won’t stay in his own bed. He didn’t even sleep through the night until he was three years old. Let me repeat that. […]
February 21, 2013
HIM: Lindsay! We only have 4% recording space left. We’ve gotta erase some of this stuff. ME: Okay, how about this movie? “In Time?” HIM: I want to watch that! ME: No you don’t. It has Justin Timberlake in it. HIM: It got three stars! ME: Ugh. Whatever. Let’s see…. here’s one. Tombstone. HIM: I […]
February 19, 2013
Happy Presidents’ Day, everybody! Let us all take a moment to remember Calvin Coolidge. Okay! Now! This is as good a day as any to share a few items of interest with you. First off, MY LATEST DARE. In this dare, the hilarious Kathy Bouska and I got to be rollerskating waitresses for a day. […]
February 18, 2013
Tuesday’s post regarding the playdate issue has generated lots of discussion– as I knew it would– and you all had a wide range of opinions. Some said (very nicely, I might add) they believe I’m overthinking the playdate issue, that I’m hovering, and that I should let my children experience different homes and different parenting […]
February 14, 2013
A few years ago, my husband and I were at a party where we were introduced to a couple that lived in our neighborhood. As we chatted, they quickly managed to turn the subject to the unrest between the Israelis and Palestinians, and for the next 10 minutes (until one of them took a breath […]
February 12, 2013
