Mama Drama: Respectful Independence
March 12, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My eight-year-old son has recently become very rude and disrespectful. Every time I ask him to do something he argues with me. When I try to help him with something he becomes surly …

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Child’s play at the toy museum
November 16, 2009 – 12:01 am | 5 Comments
Child’s play at the toy museum

Recently, we visited the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, and Toys. The kids were very skeptical because how can a museum about miniatures, dolls, and toys be very cool? Seriously? This is how we are …

Snoopy Thanksgiving
November 3, 2009 – 12:01 am | 12 Comments
Snoopy Thanksgiving

Sometimes a beloved tradition has roots in sheer necessity. For small children, Thanksgiving Day can be very long.
Adults are flurried with the feast. It’s difficult for kids to find their niche amongst long-lost relatives and …

The scariest thing about Halloween decorations is that they exist at all
October 27, 2009 – 12:01 am | 18 Comments
The scariest thing about Halloween decorations is that they exist at all

‘Tis the season when decapitated mummies and axe-wielding ghouls haunt the aisles of grocery stores and the lawns of our neighbors.
It’s ugly out there.
My kids like to visit the Halloween slivers of stores, where orange …

Here’s to homework
October 13, 2009 – 12:02 am | 7 Comments
Here’s to homework

My son Sam hates homework.
He’s in fourth grade and this is not unexpected. Sam is aflame with tense dread as he pulls papers and books from his backpack. Sometimes, getting him started on problems 1 …

I am a weaner
September 19, 2009 – 12:00 am | 13 Comments
I am a weaner

I can think of several things my 8-month-old son finds more fascinating than nursing:
The dog walking through the room, signaled by jangling tags. A referee’s whistle on TV. The doorbell, kids yelling “Go Fish!”, flies …

There has to be a better name for babysitter, because babies don’t like that
September 3, 2009 – 12:00 am | 9 Comments
There has to be a better name for babysitter, because babies don’t like that

The fastest way a woman can age herself is to share what she made per hour as a teenaged babysitter.
$2.
What a bargain!
For a mere $2 an hour, neighborhood parents secured the health …

My daughter is embarking on the worst year of my life
August 20, 2009 – 12:09 am | 18 Comments
My daughter is embarking on the worst year of my life

Seventh grade was the worst year of my life.
It started well enough, I believe. On the first day of school, I wore my 501s and a Hunt Club shirt from JCPenney’s. My mom wouldn’t …