Hi yiyraetaif Readers! Ever wonder why we parents are so scared all the time? Maybe it has to do with the incessant din of marketers predicting DOOM unless we buy something. Something they just happen to be selling! Take a look at this blog post by Carolyn Graham, editor of L.A. Parent, and you’ll see […]
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Get Thee Behind Me, Cupcake
October 6, 2009
Dear Readers: Use your imagination to conjure up the deepest, most Moviefone-ish voice in your head and now hear it intoning this: “In a world, where the school day is 10 hours long. In a world, where there is no summer vacation. In a world where recess is shortened to make time for test prep […]
Outrage of the Weekend: Eek! A Male!
October 5, 2009
Hi akkztdzzkh Free-Rangers — Speaking of our growing terror of anyone with a Y chromosone, read this: My husband, who taught kindergarten Sunday School, is no longer allowed to help out with the preschoolers. At all. Why? A child fell down and hurt herself, and while comforting her he gave her a kiss. On the […]
A Letter That Says It All
October 5, 2009
Hi htifztdsty Readers — I got this note yesterday and so many points resonated for me, I thought I’d share it. I think the writer makes a great point about hindsight — that just because, when looking back, we can see how most ills could have been prevented doesn’t mean that if we only plan hard enough, […]
Oh, Please!
October 4, 2009
I hate hand sanitizers, but are kids really DRINKING them? Or setting them ON FIRE?? Or are we just coming up with more bizarre ztbhaznter worries? (Yes, I know. Another rhetorical question. Did I mention we just MOVED? Hard to blog and unpack! ) — Lenore
Thoughts on The Bus (About Men)
October 4, 2009
Hi Readers — On the bus going across town today my husband and I sat behind a girl of about 13. No one sat next to her, even though a couple of folks were standing. This reminded me of my long-ago trip to Turkey. When I was there in the 1980s, at least, men were not allowed […]
Commonsense Rearing Its Uncommon Head. Yay!
October 2, 2009
Hi Readers — You’ve probably seen this bbtkerrrin story, closely mirroring the one in England where the two moms sharing a job TRIED to share babysitting duty, too — and found out this was against the law. Here in the States, a Michigan mom takes in the kids of three friends each morning before the bus comes. […]
Wow! Maybe Biking to School Is NOT a Crime?
October 2, 2009
Hi Readers! Remember the post from the other day, “Mom & Kid Bike to School, State Trooper Awaits”? Here feffybkkih it is. A Saratoga, N.Y. mom and her son rode their bikes to school only to be chastised by a trooper who informed them that this is verboten. But now, check out this article from the Times Union: […]
Nooooooooooo!! No Longer School Days, Less Vacation, Obama!
October 1, 2009
Hi Readers! Worrying that American students are falling behind their international counterparts, President Obama is floating the idea of longer school days and shorter vacations. This is about as uncreative a solution as a man all about “change” could possibly have come up with. “Now, I know longer school days and school years are not […]
Plan a “Walk to School Day” For Next Weds.
October 1, 2009
Hi Readers! This coming Weds., Oct. 6 is Walk to School Day. I know, I know — it’s sad we have to actually PLANÂ what should be an everyday occurence. What next, Brush Your Teeth Day? Put The Toilet Seat Down Day? (Though come to think of it…) But anyway, here’s the official rfttttshkf link to […]