A snow day? If you’re anywhere in the Northeast US right now, then YES! Some snow days are perfect for going outside to make snowmen, go sledding, catch snowflakes on your tongue. But if you’re having the kind of snow day with brutal wind and poor visibility keeping you and the kids indoors — in …
Good night, Butt Cheek: 10 unexpected & giggle-worthy uses of the term
I was a language major in college, and my friends know I’m pretty nerdy about grammar. Now I’m a mom to three boys, well aware that so many things in parenting are enlightening . . . including the amazing and prominent role “butt cheek” has in the English vocabulary. Well, at least in my house …
M.O.B. Confession: My sons aren’t sporty
I have three sons, and they’re not particularly sporty. And that’s OK. There. I said it. When I had just two sons, I often heard “Wow, you’re the perfect family of four – a golf foursome!” And when I had my third son, so many new comments flooded in, like “Wow, a soccer team!” Or, …
Lessons in Motherhood: Marketing Me as Mom
Lessons in motherhood come often. I’m constantly discovering things about motherhood that I never knew to expect. Like my latest revelation that motherhood can be a lot like marketing. Every day, I’m marketing me as mom. Those of you who know me outside of this website know that I have a career in marketing, so …
Raising Boys: 10 Things I Hope My Sons Learn from My Dad
We’ve already established the fact that I’m surrounded by boys. A husband and three silly, spirited, (sometimes) sweet sons. There are days I want to pull my hair out — like when doing puzzles becomes a full-contact sport or when I realize it’s futile to spruce up the house with seasonal flair because the boys …
The p word
The p word Let’s just get this out there. The p word. It sounds a little funny, it makes me a little uncomfortable, and I used to blush at the mere mention of it. Penis. That’s the word I’m talking about. There, I said it. (Sorry, Mom). It’s not a word I used or heard …
Raising Boys: Things I Never Knew I’d Say
Raising boys puts me in unexpected territory. Even with respect to what I say to them. Boys are different from girls. From my experience, this is true. The wrestling, punching, yelling, constant high energy . . . So often, words come out of my mouth, and I pause to think, “Wow. I never could have …
Raising boys: There will be nudity.
I’m learning a lot raising boys. Like just how much they love to be naked. Completely nude. I suppose little kids, in general, do. But as the mother of three boys, I think especially boys love to be naked . . . as often as they can and for as long as they can. Wherever they …
School shopping – with a son. One boy’s adventure.
School shopping . . . with a son. It’s that time of year again — back-to-school shopping season is in full swing! For one brief moment, I envisioned a back-to-school shopping trip with my two school-age sons: Which shirts will they pick out? Will they want high top sneakers or boat shoes? Will they finally …
Vacation with Boys: What I re-learned
Vacation with Boys: Shirtless at the shore, kicking sand Our family vacation. It begins every year with a smartly packed minivan that somehow ends up over-filled before leaving our driveway, sentencing me to a 3 1/2 hour drive with no legroom. But I don’t mind. It’s my week away with my family, a chance to …