Archive for October, 2010
What is a Good Mommy- II? by Cyma Shapiro
October 31st, 2010
Since I received a huge response to my blog last week on “What is a Good Mommy?” I felt compelled to continue with the search for this answer.According to the blog Zen Habits, here are “12 Awesome Tips:”Obviously, a great mom loves her kids, takes care of their basic physical ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Moms and Dads: Why You Should Invest in Your Past by Bob Brody
October 30th, 2010
For more than 10 years I promised myself I would write something exclusively for our son Michael and daughter Caroline. It would be a family history, deeply personal, straight from me to my kids.After all, I’d already cranked out just about everything for everyone else. I’d done essays, articles, memos, ...
ROBIN’S SHOW REVIEW: Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage
October 29th, 2010
After a successful run at The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center), Ken Davenport is presenting the New York City premiere of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, & Marriage (http://www.missabigailsguide.com/). The open-ended engagement is playing Off-Bway at the Downstairs ...
The Big Reveal…by Liimu
October 28th, 2010
I know I should have been happy enough to have a healthy baby that I didn't even need to know the gender. I am painfully aware of the fact that many women my age want children but can't have them without the help of fertility treatments, if they're lucky enough ...
The Biggest Pumpkin EVER!!! – By Cara Potapshyn Meyers
October 27th, 2010
My son’s favorite time of year is not his birthday. Nor is it the winter Holidays. His favorite time of year is Halloween! I find this quite ironic because he hates candy or sweets of any type (I am blessed with at least this!). But he loves to dress up and ...
Parental Advice: Don’t Give It — By Laura Houston
October 26th, 2010
I don’t know of one human being who enjoys getting unsolicited advice. Yet so many of us give it without thinking. I know I am guilty of this, but thanks to my husband and to a few good friends who have taken my head off for it, I ...
Spending the Night Away — by Jamie Levine
October 25th, 2010
Ever since Jayda started attending a new nursery school in September, she’s been so physically and mentally challenged that she’s been sleeping like a champ. She gets off of the bus between 4:15 and 4:30 pm, and most evenings, after I whisk her off to the playground or the library ...
“You’re a Great Mommy” by Cyma Shapiro
October 24th, 2010
My son said I’m a great mommy the other day. I was stunned. I can’t ever remember telling my own mother that; I’m not even sure what that means. So, I set out to investigate by asking him. He responded by telling me that I make him good sandwiches, give ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Flying High: Transitioning from the Corporate World to Baby in Coach by David Couper
October 23rd, 2010
One moment you are being a leader, leading meetings and leading the herd onto the plane as the privileged frequent flier and the next you are bring up a baby, meeting with no-one and you are leading your toddler – no dragging your toddler - down into the back of ...
Trust by Robin Gorman Newman
October 22nd, 2010
I am disgusted with my son today (Sunday). I woke up this morning (while he was at ice skating with his father) to find out that various cables, cords, etc. had been unplugged to my computer, modems, etc. in my office. I was livid and unable to function until Marc, my ...
