Want to be a good friend? Burn dinner every once in a while. Want to be “real” at school drop-off? Better not show up in clean clothes or makeup! And did you know that the difference between a good mom and a great mom is that great moms’ kids have uncombed hair and crappy lunches? ENOUGH. I get it:…
My family's favorite place to back up the money truck is the bookstore, partly because my husband and I are book nerds, and also (selfishly) because we're not down with reading crappy bedtime stories. Sorry, Fancy Nancy and the Rescue Bots! So when a dear friend recently asked for some children's book recommendations, I was all over that sh*t. There are countless children's books we love love ... Read More
The other day I casually mentioned in conversation that I had spoken to my children about Syria, and a friend gasped, "Really?" I was genuinely surprised. Is talking to little kids about current events not a thing? A lot of what happens in the world is scary, I get that. When listening to NPR while prepping breakfast and lunchboxes each morning, I definitely skip ahead a segment when I hear the ... Read More
The other day at lunch I was seated next to a crew of moms and their newborns. Based on the sheer volume of pointless baby toys on their table and the stuffed-to-bursting diaper bags, I guessed (correctly) that they were first-time moms. And because I'm a very curious and marginally horrible person, I totally eavesdropped on their conversation. It was every bit as annoying as I'd anticipated. ... Read More
Leave it to kids to turn your once-favorite errand into a sweaty, frantic tantrum-fest! Tooling around the market with one gurgling infant was manageable enough, but as soon as no one wants to sit in the cart anymore, sh*t gets REAL. It doesn't have to be this way. Let my arsenal of Whole Foods hacks majorly transform your grocery shopping game: 1. Free snacks, yo! Do not pass go. Do not ... Read More