by Stephanie | Jan 20, 2014 | motherhood
I turned 35 last summer. I kept waiting to have this huge emotional response to this monumental birthday, but so far– nothin’. It was somewhat anti-climactic. I was certain I would have this moment, day, or week, of deep existential inspiration or anguish,...
by Stephanie | Jan 16, 2014 | parenting
I once saw the biggest kid in my music class haul off and shove a sweet tiny little boy who was brand new to class. I’m not going to lie- it made my blood boil and my heart sink. Why was it always the most docile, not to mention diminutive, children who got hit,...
by Stephanie | Jan 13, 2014 | family life, funny
Is your toddler an expert at prolonging bedtime? Do you teeter between amusement and irritation as the bedtime routine gets longer and longer and longer…? Both of my children are experts at bedtime stalling- my toddler’s latest technique in an impressive...
by Stephanie | Jan 9, 2014 | family life, funny, motherhood
If money were no object, I would buy top-notch educations for my daughters at the most prestigious universities in the world. I would pre-pay for years of therapy with smart, insightful clinicians. I would take them to every conference, seminar, and rally for female...
by Stephanie | Jan 9, 2014 | family life, funny
Earlier this fall, we got the phone call that every parent dreads: “Your children have been exposed to head lice.” (You’ve started inexplicably scratching yourself now, haven’t you?) Today I am over In the Powder Room writing about our...
