Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship, parenting on Aug 27th, 2010
Friends come to my house and often leave richer. Yes, my company is great, but they often take stuff with them, too. I don’t know how many times I’ve done it, actually. Food, old toys, clothing — you name it, I like to give it away. It should come as no surprise then that Big [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship, New York Times on Aug 17th, 2010
I just read a beautiful essay in the New York Times. The essay, Coping With Crises Close to Someone Else’s Heart, chronicles an especially tough year in the writer’s life, and how many of her friends simply disappeared during that time. She explains the reason: that people are so terrified when confronted with bad things [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Meditation on Aug 3rd, 2010
I got a massage last weekend. An hour with no phones, no email, no web. It was so liberating. And the massage therapist didn’t speak English as her native language so there wasn’t even any conversation. While I was lying there lots of random thoughts popped into my brain. Here they are for your consideration… [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Friendship on Jul 22nd, 2010
What constitutes a friend? The answer has changed over the years. As a child my answer would have been that a friend is someone you can run around with. For example, everyone is Little Girl’s friend. If you’re willing to look at her shoes and listen to her tell you that they are the same [...]
Posted in Emotional development, parenting on Jul 15th, 2010
At one time in my life I was slightly bitter that we didn’t have stuff growing up. The old linoleum floor that had half its pattern missing. The hand-me-down couches. The limited wardrobe. The old television set. No air conditioning. Having to hear about how poor we are. (If my mother told us once she [...]
Posted in Emotional development, exercise, parenting on Jul 8th, 2010
Tonight I sat and watched my child come in last place three times. I couldn’t have been prouder. Big Girl has always had an issue with water. Even as a baby she would cry when bathtub water splashed on her face. She would scream like we were beating her when we tried to bring her [...]
Posted in Emotional development, parenting, toddlers on Jul 7th, 2010
One of my go-to sitters had a serious accident about six or so weeks ago. Her neck was broken. It was horrible. She is okay, thank goodness, but I’m in a pickle. I was counting on her to sit for me over the summer. Big Girl is signed up for camp every day, but Little [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Pop Culture, parenting on Jul 5th, 2010
This is my 200th post. I can’t even believe it. It’s also the first post to come after so many days “off.” I didn’t write Friday, Saturday or Sunday. I hosted a party here Friday, saw Mary Poppins on Broadway on Saturday and spent Sunday at my beach club (a.m.) as well as at a [...]
Posted in Emotional development, Shopping, clothing on Jun 24th, 2010
Quick! Which underwear do you have on? Are you wearing the old ones? The ones that you bought on eBay (new, of course) and have owned for more than a decade? Or are you wearing the really cute (yet still cotton, of course) hip-huggers you bought at Aerie? The ones your husband says look adorable [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Emotional development, Food, toddlers on Jun 16th, 2010
I use food as a reward for my little girl. There. I admitted it. I’m doing something I absolutely shouldn’t do, and I don’t know how I feel about it. I was way more careful with my big girl. I never used food as a reward. Hugs and kisses, yes. A cup of yogurt or [...]
