Because sometimes being a parent means doing what’s hard.
Posted in birthday parties, education, holidays, kids and food, school on Oct 4th, 2011
I got a letter from a reader recently that I want to share: Hi Denise, I love your blog. My only child, my son, is 5, and you certainly present an interesting take on many issues that I’ve faced as a mom. I was wondering whether you had an opinion on the candy culture [...]
Posted in birthday parties, discipline, family life, humor, kids and food, school on Jun 6th, 2011
Well, the title says it, eh? I’m confessing: I’m horribly impatient. (Those of you who know me are, I realize, sitting there rolling your eyes, like, duh.) I want to be started with things, and then I want things done. When I wanted to become pregnant, I wanted it to happen pronto, and quickly [...]
Posted in babies, birthday parties, family life on Oct 16th, 2009
Today is my baby James’ fifth birthday. My second son. And even though I’m a second child, and my husband is, too, we still managed to infect our darling baby with Second Child Syndrome. I’m beginning to believe it’s inevitable. All parents are prone, the second time around, to be less awed (and less cowed) [...]
Posted in birthday parties on Jun 4th, 2009
Last weekend, my sons and I went to an awesome birthday party. It was Daniel’s friend Luke’s seventh birthday. Luke’s a great kid — the boys have been in class together since kindergarten — and he has a pretty cool mom. By which I mean, she throws cool birthday parties. Last year, she hosted a [...]
