The trees are budding, the robins are returning and the hats and gloves have come off. But, that is not how I know it’s spring. How do I know the weather has turned for the better? I spent all day Sunday throwing up! When I picked up my daughters from school two days ago a [...]
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First Sign of Spring – Vomit!
Posted in kids, nyc moms post, tagged groundhog day, nycmomsblog, parenting, sick kids, spring, stomach flu on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You Call This a Playdate?
Posted in life in nyc, nyc moms post, technology, tagged nycmomsblog, playdates, raising twins, technology, Wii on February 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here’s the thing about the word playdate, sometimes the “play” part goes well, and sometimes, well, it just feels like a date. An awkward, stressful, when-will-this-afternoon end date. In the toddler years it’s usually a double date with the stranger mom or nanny in tow and then you have to make conversation, which in New [...]
Flying the (Not) Family-Friendly Skies
Posted in kids, nyc moms post, parenting, Travel, tagged airplane, airport, DS, family travel, ipod, nycmomsblog, parenting, raising twins on January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Of all the ways your life changes when you have kids none is more drastic than the way you travel. Gone are the days of a small carry-on with a book, an ipod and some trashy magazines. Suddenly your carry on is like Mary Poppins carpet bag – full of snacks (both salty and sweet), [...]
The Doctor Will Not See You Now
Posted in nyc moms post, tagged birth control, doctor, healthcare, medical school, nycmomsblog, ob/gyn, physician, rebecca levey, twins, womens health on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am 37 years old. I have been going to the gynecologist for about 20 years. During that time I graduated from high school and college, started a career, got married, gave birth to twins, tried many different forms of birth control and brands of birth control pills, and changed doctors 4 times. One thing [...]
The Recession’s Front Line: Our Schools
Posted in education, kids, life in nyc, nyc moms post, politics, tagged budget cuts, DOE, Education, joel klein, katie couric, kindergarten, mayor bloomberg, New York City Public Schools, new york magazine, nyc, nycmomsblog, parenting, politics, stimulus on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The day after our SVmoms conference call with Katie Couric about Children of the Recession, the NYC Department of Education (DOE) announced system wide cuts to the New York City public schools. The official amount was 5%, but at my daughters’ school it was about 15%. This is on top of the fact that our [...]
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