(my post for momlogic.com)
Recently, two moms of teens told me they wish they had been less wordy with their kids when they were little, because now the kids debate everything. If, ten years ago, they had just said, “No hitting” rather than, “That behavior is unacceptable… read more
(from Mom Culture’s Metro magazine blog)
“Slammin’ Words”
The spoken-word Olympics, the National Poetry Slam, is going on right now through August 7 in St. Paul! The best slam poets (slammers? sloets?) in the nation will pour their hearts out through this captivating performance art.… read more
(my post for Mom Logic)
Sometimes my well-being rests in the hands of a 20-year-old college student. Crazy, right? I didn’t even want my well-being resting in the hands of a 20-year-old college student when I was a 20-year-old college student!
But this is… read more
(from the Mom Culture blog for Metro magazine)
It’s the closest thing I’ll come to having a garage. Actually, I have a garage in my apartment building that I like very much; it’s heated and keeps me dry during rainstorms. But I’m talking about a… read more
My kids and I spent 2 totally fun hours outside at the Walker Art Center today playing soccer, rolling hula hoops, playing catch with suction cup-y things and making art. It’s part of what the museum is doing this summer with Open Field – a… read more
(from Mom Culture’s blog for Metro magazine)
On one hand, I give Miles Mendenhall, MInnesota native and a star of Bravo’s Work of Art, a lot of credit for going on a reality show. It can’t be easy to allow yourself to be judged,… read more
(my latest piece on momlogic.com)
The following paragraph should be read in your best Rod Sterling voice (he’s the guy who introduced each episode of “The Twilight Zone”):
A quiet playground. A gorgeous spring day. A few kids under the age of 5 frolicking in… read more
I’m over here, too!
