I am off to see “Ice Age 2” with my husband and son.   Have fun gabbing! Continue reading →

I hate to sound like an advertisement for Brain, Child, but it’s the only parenting magazine that doesn’t remind me of Family Circle and put me to sleep. Here is one last article I want to highlight from the spring edition: “Mean Girls: The Next Generation.” As the nerdy girl in junior high school — […] Continue reading →

Gloria’s post about the striking husband reminded me of an essay I read in the latest issue of Brain, Child. In “Formula for Success,” adoptive father and psychotherapist Gary Greenberg revealed that he and his wife equally shared parental duties because they formula-fed their baby. “Breastfeeding, primordial and irrational and demanding of surrender, doesn’t square […] Continue reading →

Michael Schiavo is one husband I pity. After publicly battling his in-laws over the fate of his comatose wife Terri — who was in a “persistent vegetative state” for 15 years — he wrote a book to defend himself against his critics. His new wife, Jodi, who no doubt suffered her share of unwarranted criticism […] Continue reading →

One of the responses to my recent post on bed rest and pregnancy reminded me of a recent debate I read in Brain, Child Magazine: “Are Elective C-sections Anyone’s Business?” The debate, a regular feature in the magazine, is not available online. But here is a synopsis with each writer’s strongest point. Arguing in the […] Continue reading →

Editor’s Note: After hearing from the author of this piece, Sarah Bilston, I wanted to disclose that I failed to differentiate between ‘strict bed rest’ and resting during pregnancy, in general, which is how I initially interpreted this piece. Please do check out the comments to this post as they are insightful. Thanks! Here’s another […] Continue reading →

•Code Pink will hold an anti-Iraq war protest on Mother’s Day. (Thank you, Hillary!) I am glad that Code Pink recognizes that mothers are feminists, too. It’s important we don’t forget the many mothers who won’t have their children on this special day.   •One grieving mother — unrelated to the war! — had an […] Continue reading →

It was inevitable. A magazine now exists for the many Latino parents who drop 10-grand or more on a “sweet 15” birthday party for their daughters. The quinceanera, a coming-of-age party for a 15-year-old girl, usually is marked by billowy, wedding-like dresses, tuxedo rentals, a DJ, a rented hall, a videographer and photographer — and […] Continue reading →

This article in Newsweek on polygamists made me cringe. Even though most polygamy activists are religious conservatives who oppose homosexuality, they are using gay marriage as a springboard for their own agenda. His argument: if Heather can have two mommies, she should also be able to have two mommies and a daddy. Henkel and Hammon […] Continue reading →

I just acquired two bags of clothes — including a brand new peasant blouse with its original price tag — a couple of pairs of shoes and a purse in exchange for some old clothes of mine. How did I swing that, my fellow fashionistas? I attended a “clothing swap” party yesterday. I was introduced […] Continue reading →