In the last few months I’ve read several blog posts railing against the PTA moms at various schools. The complaints are usually the same – they’re overbearing and pushy, busy bodies trying to vie for the principal or teacher’s attention, do-gooders who get off on making the rest of the parents feel bad. Yeah, yeah. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘raising twins’
I am one of THOSE PTA moms – and Proud of It!
Posted in life in nyc, nyc moms post, politics, Y! Motherboard, tagged charity, Education, nyc public schools, parenting, PTA, raising twins on March 2, 2010 | 16 Comments »
My New Parenting Column – Check it out!
Posted in life in nyc, westside independent column, tagged nyc, parenting, raising kids in the city, raising twins, upper west side on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Advice? Sure. Opinions on city living and raising twins? You know I have lots of ‘em. And now I get to write a monthly parenting column in the Westside Independent. Click on over to my inaugural post and leave a comment there if you agree with me that I am not crazy or if you [...]
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), [...]
When Having Twins Finally Pays Dividends
Posted in Italy, life in nyc, Travel, tagged family travel, identical twins, raising twins, twin pregnancy on August 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Both of my daughters did not show up on my first sonogram. For 8 weeks I thought I was having a normal singleton pregnancy with all of the usual excitement and anticipation a first pregnancy brings. My husband missed that first sonogram so to be nice my doctor did another one at my next appointment. [...]
Wii Are Family
Posted in kids, nyc moms post, technology, toys, video games, tagged addiction, american Idol, High School Musical, raising twins, Sing it, Tetris, Video Games, Wii on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yes we are the last people on the planet to get a Wii. I resisted not because I was afraid that my 7-year-old daughters would be hooked and play video games at the expense of their insane imaginations. No, I resisted because I am a recovering addict. I have fallen down the deep dark hole [...]
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 [...]
Admissions of an Admissions Survivor
Posted in nyc moms post, tagged Admissions, identical twins, New York City Private Schools, New York City Public Schools, raising twins, twins on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I would like to think that if Dante wrote The Inferno today there would be a special circle of hell just for Kindergarten admissions in NYC. And within that level there would be a VIP room for those of us with twins. When I explain the process to friends and family living outside of NYC [...]
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