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Silicon Valley Moms: We need to talk F2F

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:30:00 -0500

It's 10:30 p.m. on a Thursday. My child is cozy in her bed, fast asleep. My husband is in the home office, working on family budgeting, writing some work emails, keeping an eye on SportsCenter. I am in the family den, sitting on the [...]

Motherhood Uncensored: Daddy phone home

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

When my husband called me late Saturday afternoon to tell me he was leaving in a few hours, I did what every wife who's been without her husband would do. I called a maid and I got an appointment to... [...]

Dim Sum Mum: this cut n paste post was inspired by recent canadian temperatures...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:31:07 -0500

dear home and native land....LOVE YOU

True Canadians....

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the so called me: The Footnotes of My Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:01:35 -0500

It’s 3:00 am and I am tired. I didn’t even have that great a day. I just sat around mostly. Here’s the details, if you wanna call ‘em that… Woke up to crying and changed poopy pants. Made coffee and almost cried when I forgot the water. Checked email and found insane amounts [...]

IzzyMom: What? I’ve been busy…

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:36:42 -0500

Hello old blog…it’s been a while. I know I’ve been neglectful and I’m sorry. If it’s any consolation, I haven’t forsaken you for no reason. I’ve just been busy. Doing what? Oh well, you know the other blog? NO, I don’t love Aiming Low more than you. Stop saying [...]

Playgroups are No Place For Children: I see purple

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:01:10 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Since April, everywhere I go I see purple. It’s all the rage in fashion, I see it in the fall plantings, and everywhere online, there’s purple. And I remember Maddie.

Purple had never really been a color that I’d noticed or sought out. Then seven months ago, purple was suddenly [...]

Mama(e) in Translation: The Ph.D. Problem (as if there was only one...)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:50:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
When I read Laura's well written and creatively titled post (which it departs from two smart "metaphors" before introducing the subject of this post in a comparative framework) mentioning Louis Renand's recent article in the Harvard Magazine (in pdf, if you so [...]

Mommy Blog: Open letter to My Guy, hopes for us and for our children

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:49:56 -0500

To My Guy,

I was thinking this morning about what you said about broadening horizons, and realized that that is what I have been trying to put my finger on all this time. You and I are both worldly, canny, intelligent and sophisticated people who have pushed our own boundaries our [...]

Mommy Blog: Watch: citizens exercising free speech tossed out of insurance companies’ lobbying conference

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:49:56 -0500

Via Health Wonk Review:

Healthcare Technology News reports on a bit of harmonization in “Guerilla Music at the AHIP Conference.”

“On Friday October 23, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) met in the aftermath of a tumultuous month in which the [...]

Inside Fatherhood: Developing a Family Heritage of Closeness

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:36:23 -0500

In response to my post, Do Families Become Closer in Tough Times?, Stephanie responded by sharing her family’s activities.

Image: sxc.hu

We love family hikes. We live near mountains right now, so heavy duty hiking is only a short drive, but even the neighborhood does well for [...]

Career and Kids: Developing a Family Heritage of Closeness

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:36:23 -0500

In response to my post, Do Families Become Closer in Tough Times?, Stephanie responded by sharing her family’s activities.

Image: sxc.hu

We love family hikes. We live near mountains right now, so heavy duty hiking is only a short drive, but even the neighborhood does well for [...]

My Single Mom Life: 2 steps forward, 3 steps back, and 1 to break even.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:24:00 -0500

I thought that I was finally starting to make some progress with Mark, not with his actual medical/Medicaid stuff, but with him and his feelings about all of this. Last week when he was sleeping in late and Sebastian was... [...]

Three Kid Circus: Nine and Ten

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:12:53 -0500

NaBloPoMo #9 & #10 - it's a twofer

Look, I know. I KNOW. Here we are only 10 days into the month and I've already messed up my NaBloPoMo record. I'm still going to keep at it, and we're all just going to overlook that blip in my otherwise awesome progress.

So,' [...]

Parenting Blog: Christmas Comes Early this Year: Decorating The Tree!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:00:20 -0500

As we are now definitely spending our Christmas holidays in Japan, I’ve decided to let Christmas come early to our home. With our tickets booked on the 18th, and the business of shopping, school events and get-togethers looming, it made sense to start things [...]

SNHParents: Twitter Updates for 2009-11-10

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:45:00 -0500

RT @WMUR9: Missing Maine Girl Found Safe In Milton: [bit.ly] #nh # $10 off UP Blu-Ray Combo Pack- [disney.go.com] # [...]

Mom to the Screaming Masses: Enough with the Drama, Already

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:05:52 -0500

Hey, time's almost up to win a $100 gift card! Check out my Ragu Review and leave me your comment. I don't know anyone who doesn't like Italian food and couldn't use $100.

Last night, my son Gabe came into my room at 3:17. In the morning. So, not last [...]

Julia: Mulligan

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:55:48 -0500

Some of you pointed out that we might be done with the flu but the flu was probably not done with us and O! how right you were. You know that feeling when you lean forward and it feels like... [...]

this woman's work: Reorienting myself

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:40:47 -0500

Number of comments: 5

My original plan was to use this month to do some soul searching only I haven’t had time to do any soul searching, which is one of the things I wanted to search my soul about. I have not been happy, oh dear internets, for what feels like a long [...]

Penny Pinching Parent: Tomorrow's DisneyStore.com Deal of the Day

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:37:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Here's a sneak peek of tomorrow's DisneyStore.com Deal of the Day - $10 off Mens and Womens select exclusive PJ sets.

This offer is only valid Novemer 11, 2009.

Also, you can ship your entire order for only [...]

DadCentric: Dan Zanes Goes Broadway: A Review of "76 Trombones" and Rock 'N' Roll Loss

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:36:11 -0500

A Marlboro Light haze and the sweet staleness of spilled beer most likely filled the room the first time I met Dan Zanes. He was just a minor rock god then although Rolling Stone magazine and Miller High Life were... [...]

Geekdad: The Official GeekDad Shirt is Here!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:12:19 -0500

Back in the old days, we had one of those sad little CafePress stores that no one ever went to. But now that GeekDad is, um, less-unpopular, something else was in order. And that something else has been provided by our good friends at [...]

GNMParents: Daughters, How Do You Survive?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:09:22 -0500

Number of comments: 1

I have two children. One boy and one girl. I love them both with all of my heart. I have written here a few times about dealings with my son, but have seldom written about my daughter. I was thinking about why that is [...]

Cynical Dad: Tweets Of The Week XIV

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:03:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
I'm not good at introductions.
Guess what I found out today? If you drop your camera on concrete, it breaks! Who knew? -- 11.07.09

I drove a Segway for the first time today. Rockin' like it's 2002! -- 11.08.09

Hey kids! See that new big thing [...]

Galloping Cats: Ella

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:52:04 -0500

Number of comments: 2
I often say that Gatito’s personality has been consistent he was two months old. By two months, it was clear that he was fairly serious, focused, and observant. He was also very sensitive and displayed significant social anxiety. He has matured, certainly, but the essence of who he is has [...]

Daddy Types: OG Ply At Design Council

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:12:00 -0500

You know how, though he made an entire nursery for his own kids in his listed-and-open-to-the-public house, and how he did a bunch of toys for them, too, this is the only picture of Erno Goldfinger's modernist toys that ever... [...]

Raising Country Kids: Rite of Passage

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:25:00 -0500

Number of comments: 5
After passing his hunter's safety course earlier this fall, Riley has been anxious to shoot something besides pop cans and paper targets. Last Saturday, he got his chance.I'm told that the first buck is something special for a boy. I suppose it's a rite of passage that goes back to' [...]

Inside Fatherhood: Are Our Children Too Stressed?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:48:44 -0500

Reports are popping up everywhere that our children today are having far too much stress than we use to as children. While I don’t necessarily agree with this 100%, I can see how a child can become stressed.

IMG: Sxc.hu

1. Grades. Yes, there are some of us parents [...]

Career and Kids: Are Our Children Too Stressed?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:48:44 -0500

IMG: Sxc.hu

1. Grades. Yes, there are some of us parents [...]

Career Mom Radio: Top 10 Reasons Why the World Won’t End in 2012

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:10:56 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Written by Ray Villard

My Take: Ray Villard takes on some of the more popular doomsday theories, debunking each in turn.

In the [...]

Midwestern Mommy: Days of Gratitude

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:59:07 -0500

Number of comments: 1

I’ve been looking for a new focus for this blog lately. And I think I’ve stumbled onto something with this listing of the little things I’m thankful for.

Obviously I’m thankful for a friends and family. But here’s a list of those little things you take for granted each day. Ya know?

Today I’m [...]

The Mommy Files: Is it OK to yell at your kids?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:49:33 -0500

"I can't believe you did this!" I screamed. "What were you thinking? I'm not going to put up with this behavior! I'm really mad about this! This is where I draw the line! You need to start behaving in class..." The other day I found myself yelling uncontrollably at' [...]

Penny Pinching Parent: New Disney Store Deal Of The Day: Today's Deal Disney Princess Set

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:39:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
I am really enjoying these "deal of the day" items that are showing up... looks like Disney is getting in on the fun and now has daily deals.

Here's today's deal...

DisneyStore.com Deal of the Day - [...]

Silicon Valley Moms: The secret to raising a responsible kid

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0500

Number of comments: 4

I'm lucky to have that rarest of treasures: two of them---who do the stuff everyone wants their kids to do:

Not losing sweaters and jackets.

Getting school permissions slips signed and turned in on time.

Not forgetting lunchboxes at home (okay, just once or twice)

Now they’re older– and they’ve' [...]

Thingamababy: In Photos: A Japanese Halloween Parade

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:08:21 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Friend of Thingamababy Buz Carter visited Tokyo last month and brought back some awesome photos of a Japanese Halloween celebration: the Harajuku Omotesando Halloween Pumpkin Parade. Buz explains: I believe it was a Sunday when we saw a kid with his mom, both in costumes walking on the sidewalk — so we [...]

Petroville: Advertising in a Recession

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:50:02 -0500

Number of comments: 4

This morning, I walked well over 5 miles passing out flyers for our new photography business. Yes, my journey was also for exercise, but I have to admit that it was much easier to walk those hills while keeping the hopeful possibility of new clients in my mind. I got [...]

My Single Mom Life: Starting to look up.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:34:00 -0500

I am one smart cookie I tell ya! I was freaking out! Like war seriously freaking out about all of my saved bookmarks and passwords and stuff, and how they were lost and gone until my hard drive files can... [...]

Sarah and the Goon Squad: On Mean Girls and Soccer and Violence

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:47 -0500

Number of comments: 10

I wrote this piece about Elizabeth Lambert yesterday for BlogHer. I’ve had some negative feedback (which I anticipated) but I am wondering what you guys think. I do see soccer as a violent sport. Am I wrong?

As soon as I saw the Elizabeth Lambert video I knew that [...]

Daddy Types: Factchecking The Childrearing Experts

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:41:00 -0500

You may remember NY Post reporter Jeremy Olshan from such blog posts as "My boys can swim, there just aren't that many of them,", "Brooklyn bike stores fix stroller flats!" and "Holy smokes, IVF means we have twins now!" That...' [...]

Geekdad: Happy Birthday Neil Gaiman!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:27:36 -0500

Number of comments: 3

Neil Gaiman (image: mhpbooks.com)

Today, a great geek, literary and comic book icon celebrates a birthday. There is not much that cannot be told about Neil Gaiman that you can’t find on his brooding website or his Wikipedia entry. There is a lot [...]

Daddy Types: Health Care Reform Prop Baby

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:18:00 -0500

Well change my mind and open my health care savings account! Now that 7-month-old Maddie has successfully channeled her opposition to health care reform through her zombie symbiant Rep. John Shadegg, I am thoroughly opposed to upsetting the insurance... [...]

Indigo Girl: School Lunches Remix

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:13:02 -0500

Here is where I am on school lunches:

I still hate them.

I also hate all you who have kids who eat things like "sandwiches." However, I am in a better place since I mandated hot lunch twice a week (and encourage three times a week) and stopped caring so much. I [...]

and I wasted all that birth control...: 40 & 41 Months

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:03:15 -0500

My Darling Tori Anne,

I missed last month. I am so sorry. I don't even remember why, but I did, and I'm sorry. Particularly because plenty has happened in the last couple of months! You've grown tremendously.

The biggest news? POTTY TRAINING. Between you, Mommy, Daddy,' [...]

amalah . com: Post-Nasal Block

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:10:10 -0500

I've been sitting here all morning -- yes, actually physically here, in this virtual white space of my publishing platform, it's kind of like Tron -- trying to think of something to write about. And having a bit of trouble. I'm tired, I'm congested, I've just discovered that this "parent-teacher [...]

Inside Fatherhood: Can You Influence Your Son’s Choice in Team

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:48:10 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Last weekend we hit another milestone. Truman went to his first Alabama football game. We were offered some posh seats in a skybox with a steady line of tasty snacks and a bottomless cooler of beverages. I suspect our son has been spoiled senseless. Wonder how he’ll react next time [...]

Career and Kids: Can You Influence Your Son’s Choice in Team

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:48:10 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Raising WEG: Happy (Cranky Gen-X ranting) Birthday, Sesame!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:42:36 -0500

Elba, Gemma, and Wilder never loved Sesame Street as I did, and I am not surprised. As far as I'm concerned, the show peaked in the mid-eighties, and has spent the last fifteen years shredding its soul in a failing [...]

Land of Lovings: 5 Ways to Save Money Hosting Thanksgiving (or any dinner party)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:35:05 -0500

Our Thanksgiving Warm-up preparations are still very much underway. And with 40 guests descending on our house this weekend, I have so much to do to get ready. Especially since we always try to entertain as well as we can without breaking the bank. Which means [...]

Suburban Bliss: At this point Swine Flu would be like a dream come true.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:34:15 -0500

Number of comments: 12
I have the world's most annoying cold. It refuses to develop into anything more than an energy sucking/sleep depriving annoying sniffly nose cough thing with occasional "Please I'd Like To Tear My Face Off To Relive The Sinus Pressure" moments....

' [...]

Parent Hacks: Maclaren strollers recalled

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:22:00 -0500

Maclaren has recalled all of their strollers manufactured for the last ten years due to a badly-designed hinge mechanism that has injured childrens' fingers. If you've got a Maclaren stroller, contact the company to receive a free repair kit.

Phone: (877) 688-2326 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through [...]

Babygadget: Carton Chic playful placemats

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:15:18 -0500

Need to keep your children quietly employed at an adult dinner table, while still convincing them that they're joining in with the grown-up stuff? Then bring out these dot-to-dot place mats, from Carton Chic. Sophisticated enough that the adults will want to have their own too,' [...]

Mom-101: Lessons from the bag of Ineffective Parenting Tricks

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:12:00 -0500

Number of comments: 23
Just when I think I kind of have this parenting thing down, some new situation comes along that proves to me that, nope. Not really. Trying to give my daughter eyedrops last week to battle the cold that had spread to her eyes, was a comedy of parenting errors. You'd' [...]

www.knoxmoms.com Blogs: Sesame Street Cake Pops?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:53:03 -0500

I spotted this on my favorite baker's site Bakerella and in honor of the beginning of Sesame Street's 40th Season, join me in drooling over these gorgeous creations... [...]

Mama(e) in Translation: The Sweet & Long Awaited Blogger Meet Up

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:53:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
The sweet part first, if you're wondering what it's about:Now that you're there drooling over those most amazingly delicious and gorgeous macarons from the suggestively named "boutique" Point G that the friendly blogger bought for us to share, I'll share' [...]

Daddy Types: Noah's Big Gay Ark By Clifford Richards

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:22:00 -0500

St. Matthew in the City, an Anglican parish in Auckland, NZ, has a super, big, gay billboard to promote their weekly LGBT service. It's a big, gay Noah's Ark by UK designer Clifford Richards, updated from his original 1970... [...]

Mama(e) in Translation: This Just In

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:19:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2
Remember the "life changing possibilities"? Well, last night we found out via email that the concurso (competition for a tenure track position) has been scheduled for the Thanksgiving week (Wed-Fri).

Very convenient for K to travel (he won't miss teaching any classes), but quite sad for us to' [...]