January 2011
9 posts
Somedays parenting is just a big mirror right in... →
Today, this conversation happened.
Me, to Preston, heading out to the store: Oh and get bread. Sandwich bread. [Pause.] Please.
Maddie, to me: Nice asking “please” Mommy.
Indeed.
Free Idea for Hollywood
M E M O
To: All Hollywood studio executives
From: Everyone who loves movies but can’t leave the house either because of children or laziness. Or both.
Re: Idea that will make you a lot of money
Date: NOW, please
Create a pay-per-view channel. Charge something like $50 for an all-you-can-eat pass that kicks in the day the Oscar nominations are announced and runs up until the telecast....
Depressing Stat of the Day
17% of the members of the US House of Representatives are women, compared with 25% of the Iraqi Parliament. — United Nations Statistics Division (Courtesy of the NYTimes)
I think it goes without saying that I’d rather be a woman in the US than in Iraq.
Still, this gives pause, no?
Oh Gwyneth.
I’ve written before about how annoying Gwyneth Paltrow is.
Why, why, why does she think she has anything to offer the working mothers of the world?
This post, a send up of a recent post on GOOP is completely hilarious.
Now I really must be going. Achieving the ultimate working mom balance is a little trickier when you don’t make a gagillion dollars …
HEY LANEY: It's a... →
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You will love having a boy. But you might as well know this know: he will pee on you.
heylaney:
Yesterday was the halfway mark of the pregnancy (20 weeks) and Mike and I had the chance to learn a little bit more about the person hanging out in my belly.
Including this:
That was no surprise to me; I had a really strong intuition about this baby being a boy (let’s not...
Conversations with Madeline →
Maddie on using the potty: I’ll use it when I’m ready.
Me: Do you know when you might be ready?
MGF: When I’m 8.
Me: Um, you might need to use the potty before you’re 8.
MGF: How long do I have?