Take a moment to look at this cellphone picture (washed-out, I know) and you will understand why this past weekend, while the rest of the city was melting and moaning about the heat, I was feeling extremely comfortable. In the background: my children, doing what they do in fountains. Playing. My boy, shirtless, is just …
Monthly Archives: July 2010
The Tantrum: Is Yelling in Front of Kids Okay? Part 2
Once upon a time, when I was maybe 11 years old, my parents had a fight. I don’t remember what it was about, but I do remember voices raised and my mother eventually storming out of the house, yelling something about wanting a divorce.* It was evening, after dinner, and the scene was terrifying to …
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Letter to an Italian Restaurant
Dear Giuseppi (or was it Giovanni?): We were enchanted by your Italian restaurant in lower Manhattan last weekend. The view over the harbor was impeccable; the rain held offshore and we ate quite contentedly al fresco on your brick patio. We are writing you, first and foremost, to apologize for the linen napkins. I know …
Parenting Fail
From the world-famous folks over at Oddee.com, I give you the 15 Worst Parenting Fails (list does not include Moses). I’m a particular fan of the baby in the microwave. Please do not do any of these things, but feel free to laugh at them.