Father’s Day is this weekend and if you haven’t gotten a gift yet then you are in Desperate Mode.
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06/13/11
Stranger Knows Best
What is it about having a child that gives all strangers the right to act like your mother? They know most of us have my our own mothers to deal with, right? Mine, at this very moment, is thinking that Mazzy needs her diaper changed. Even if I changed it five minutes ago.
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06/13/11
Death of a Blankie
If you've been following Mommy Shorts, you know that Mazzy's got a blankie named Boo (pictured top left). (You can read all about Boo here.
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It's time for a recap, some additional Father's Day gift ideas and the unveiling of "The Unsexiest Parent" (I hope she has cleared
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06/06/11
Parenthood Quantified
I’ve been making fancy parenting charts for many months now— based on scientific findings, personal experiences and comprehensive reader research. I thought today would be a good time to put all my fancy charts in one place.
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Earlier this week, I published a post called “Parenthood Isn’t Sexy” in which I asked everyone to divulge their unsexiest parenting moments. As usual, I couldn’t let your comments sit there unattended. So I picked my five favorite moments (read: most horrific) and now I am going to put them to a vote.
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06/01/11
Pregnant Women Wear Flats
Is anybody else watching Pregnant in Heels? The show about Rosie Pope (a “maternity concierge”) and her agenda to make Manhattan women
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05/30/11
Parenthood Isn’t Sexy
Life gets a lot less sexy when a kid enters the picture. I’m talking about the things my husband has witnessed, the things that I have witnessed, the things that we have participated in together and… WELL. These are not the things of which foreplay is made.
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This week's caption contest was an exciting one with more than one person claiming to be deeply disturbed by the photo above.
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05/23/11
Caption Contest
Say hello to Nicky.
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05/22/11
Parental Tweet: On Mornings
Baby keeps waking up earlier and earlier. Which means I either need to give her stronger sedatives or take them myself.
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Is there anything better than a baby discovering bubbles for the first time? Certainly not the subsequent screaming for BUBBLES BUBBLES BUBBLES
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Have you read the book “Go the Fuck to Sleep” yet? My mother forwarded it to me so I assume the only people left who haven’t seen it are locked in Tom Cruise’s basement (Hi, Katie!) Which got me thinking— are there other “children’s books that are not really meant for children” out there?
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05/15/11
You Can’t Take A Toddler Anywhere
Mazzy has been walking for about six months. And every day I discover new supposedly "family-friendly" places that are now off-limits.
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I haven't done "baby profiling" in a while. Mainly because there is just too much stuff I want to post about my own damn kid.
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