ME: If you were a superhero, what kind of power would you want? HARLOW: Girl power. It’s when you’re a girl who saves your friends who are also girls.
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Game night usually starts off with someone saying, “You know what would be fun?” and ends with people crying for reasons that no one understands.
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There’s nothing more heartwarming than your kid drawing a portrait of you that makes you realize it’s time to pluck your eyebrows.
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Mazzy saved our yard from unknown forces of evil the other day. In a dress, no less.
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No matter how much hype you’ve heaped on the pretend food coming out of your little chef’s play kitchen, I’m guessing you would never recommend your toddler’s “restaurant” to others.
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04/19/16
Frozen is Far from Over
On Sunday, I took Mazzy and Harlow to a Frozen singalong led by Elsa herself, aka Idina Menzel. Of course, this makes sense to 6yo Mazzy but I bet 3yo Harlow was expecting something closer to a hologram of the cartoon.
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04/13/16
8 Ways to Screw Up a Play Date
Every mom has different rules and philosophies, and there is no time this becomes more glaringly obvious than when you have to parallel parent.
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Is there something you are supposed to like doing with your kids that you just DON’T? For Karen Alpert (aka Baby Sideburns), that thing is the GODDAMN PARACHUTE.
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03/31/16
Mazzy Tearing Up the Mountain
Last week, we went to Park City, Utah for a family ski trip. This year is the first year Mike, Mazzy and I could ski altogether. It was, in a word— AWESOME.
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03/07/16
What Exactly is a Play Date?
This past weekend Harlow let know her very firm opinions on the definition of a “play date”. It is not a movie. It is not ice skating. And it is definitely NOT lunch.
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Is climbing the slide an example of a kid breaking the rules or playing creatively? One mom argues for the latter.
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11/26/15
Jack Experiments with Screen Time
When Vtech asked me to try out their InnoTab Max, I wasn’t sure I could give it a fair review, since my kids have been using an adult tablet for a few years. I asked my sister (the school psychologist), if she wanted to test it out on her 2yo Jack.
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Bunchems look harmless but this new creative toy comes with a nasty side effect— you might have to chop off all of your child’s hair.
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We had big plans last weekend— Saturday we went to a kid-friendly festival and Sunday we went apple picking. One day was a big success and one day was not. That’s parenthood.
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#38) Tell the kids “No, sorry, you can’t use the iPad right now because WE’RE TRYING TO ENJOY NATURE AS A FAMILY.”
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