Mazzy Archives - Mommy Shorts

10/14/19

Real Littles VS Mazzy’s Miniatures

Two summers ago, Mazzy started bringing home miniature clay foods that she made in her stop motion class.

09/09/19

Mazzy and Harlow Enter 5th and 2nd Grade!

I can’t believe it. On Wednesday, Mazzy entered the 5th grade and Harlow entered 2nd grade. Where has the time gone????

08/29/19

The Joy of Watching My Kids Bond with My Dad

My mom once told me that my dad wasn’t that good with my sister and I as babies; he was way better with us when we got older. I didn’t really understand what she meant, until I watched it happen with my own kids.

08/22/19

Has Sleepaway Camp Ushered in a New and Improved Mazzy?

Since returning from camp, Mazzy has been behaving like an absolute dream. This is very different from how she was behaving all last year.

07/23/19

More Smiles from Mazzy on Visiting Day

One thing was clear on Visiting Day. We sent Mazzy to the right camp. She was so in her element, it was ridiculous.

07/12/19

What I Know About Mazzy’s Sleep-away Camp Experience So Far

All week, we’ve been looking through photo galleries that the camp sends us nightly, searching the faces for our daughter and then searching her face for signs of happiness.

07/05/19

Why I Sent My Daughter to Sleep-away Camp

On Sunday, Mazzy left for sleep-away camp. This is her first time leaving home and she will be gone for four weeks. Crazy, right?

06/24/19

School’s Out for Summer!

Mazzy and Harlow both look older, wiser and have way longer hair than they had on their first day of first and fourth grade. Notice Harlow in *gasp* jeans and Mazzy in her ever present hoodie, looking like two freakin’ teenagers.

06/19/19

OMG We Dyed Mazzy’s Hair Blue

For the last few months, Mazzy has been begging me to dye her hair blue. After being especially good for the last few days, I finally agreed.

06/12/19

When Do Body Image Issues Begin?

I don’t think I’ve heard Mazzy ever say anything negative about her body. Nor have I heard her ever say anything negative about someone else’s body. It’s really just not something that she thinks about.

06/06/19

Our First Family Bike Ride in Manhattan

You always know you’ve done something right as a parent when your kid ends up bragging about a family activity to their friends.

05/14/19

This is Not What Happened on Mother’s Day

On Saturday, in an ill-conceived plan to please everyone, I took the kids on a whirlwind adventure. It was totally impractical and not thought out in the slightest.

04/30/19

Sometimes You Need to Sit Back and Watch Your Kid Struggle

Sure, it’s a point of pride when my kids are naturally good at something. But I’m more proud when my kids accomplish something that was not easy for them to do.

04/25/19

Our Best Passover Ever

I know I make a lot of fun of Passover for being the antithesis of a kid-friendly holiday (what with all the deadly plagues and the lack of dinner rolls), but last Friday’s Seder was my favorite ever.

04/02/19

It’s Getting Harder to Fool My Kids on April Fool’s Day

I think we have entered a new April Fool’s Day phase when the kids are older and much harder to fool. Maybe this means it’s all over. Or maybe it means I just have to be more clever.