A few months ago I received a pre-release copy of Jill Smokler’s book, Confessions of a Scary Mommy. I had it out on my kitchen counter, on the couch, on a living room chair – basically I would pick it up read a few pages, laugh, sigh and put it down. It was the perfect [...]
Posts Tagged ‘mother’s day’
What Does the MOM Media Blitz Teach Our Daughters?
Posted in parenting, rant, society, tagged Mommy, mother's day, parenting on May 11, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Mother’s Day Moments To Remember
Posted in kids, life in nyc, ny family mag, parenting, tagged fairway, kindness, mother's day, ny family magazine, raising twins on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m in the the new issue of New York Family talking about my most memorable mother moment of the year. (or at least the one most suitable for print!) Flip to page 90 to check it out the full article as it appeared in the mag – or read my contribution below… THIS YEAR MY [...]
The Never-Ending Birthday
Posted in life in nyc, tagged birthday, carousel, cupcakes, identical twins, mother's day, shake shack, twins on May 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When did my daughters’ birthday become a weeklong celebration? I always felt that the one break parents of twins get is that the birthday can be a joint affair. Especially when you have same sex twins, or in my case identical twins which makes it even easier. But somehow this birthday thing has morphed into [...]
Grey Gardens on the Brain
Posted in life in nyc, tagged edie beale, green products, grey gardens, martha stewart, mother's day, seventh generation, spring cleaning on April 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have been on a cleaning rampage ever since I watched Grey Gardens on HBO last week. When I saw the original documentary in college the thing that stuck with me was the sad and strange eccentricities of both Big and Little Edie. But now, seeing Grey Gardens with mom eyes, with homeowner eyes, all [...]












