My parents must be laughing
Dec 2, 2009 Self-Promotion
I almost forgot that I wrote this. But here it is, over on the NYC Moms Blog:
Thanksgiving Dinner for Two-and-a-Quarter People
It is absolutely no surprise that Jake only eats about six different foods. I remember being a huge pain in the ass about food when I was a kid. This one specific time sticks out in my head where I went to lunch with my aunt, and I ordered cottage cheese, and they had the audacity to sprinkle paprika on top. I scraped it off, but the very fact that the weird powder had touched my food was too much, and I wouldn’t eat it. I told my aunt that it was too cold. I remember her being way more patient with me than I would be with either of my kids.
Why the hell was I ordering cottage cheese for lunch anyway?
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Tags: picky eaters, Thanksgiving
I need a vacation, not a trip!
Nov 26, 2009 Self-Promotion
I’m over on the NYC Moms Blog today, talking about how I’d like to do more travel with my family that doesn’t involve visiting other family. The only problem is, I don’t want to achieve that by visiting my family less. I think my husband just needs 12 weeks of paid vacation every year and a huge raise and then things will work out fine. 
But seriously, I’m far from the only person with this problem. Most of the people I know in Brooklyn with kids don’t have family nearby. My maternal great-grandparents, grandparents, and mom all grew up in Buffalo and lived there all of their lives (my mother keeps threatening to leave but I don’t believe her at this point). I spent weekends at my grandmother’s house, it was just normal. Now, seeing grandparents is a trip, a big production. Hardly anybody stays where they grew up anymore. I wonder if kids growing up without being close to multiple generations of their families is going to have some kind of impact later on. I know it has a very serious impact on our babysitting budget.
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Tags: grandparents, vacation
I’m all over the place
Sep 8, 2009 Self-Promotion
I’ve mentioned my friend Jennie’s blog before, In Jennie’s Kitchen. I love her no-nonsense approach to food and her zucchini parmesan hummus was totally yummy. So I was thrilled when she asked me to guest-post on her blog last week. And being me, I used it as an excuse to bitch about something. Please stop over there and read it, and I promise I’ll be a good guest if you ever invite me over.
I’m also on the NYC Moms Blog today talking about how insane it is that some conservatives don’t want their kids to hear the president speak about staying in school and studying hard and being responsible. Please stop by and get pissed at the insanity. Or don’t, and tell me why. Because as the article says, talking with people you disagree with is a good thing. It makes me smarter. And every once in a while it changes my mind.
Teach Your Children To Think, And Then Let Them
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