Archive for February, 2012
Tribute Song for the Uterus by Leta Hamilton
February 12th, 2012
This is my tribute to some of the best years of my life. My thirties were filled with one pregnancy after another. At age thirty-one I had my first baby. He was followed by a miscarriage at 11 weeks. Soon after, we conceived our second son. He was born when ...
GUEST BLOG POST: A Valentine to Motherhood by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro
February 12th, 2012
My Uncle Kenny, he should rest in peace, used to shake his head and say, “If only we could raise the neighbor’s children.” Sure, because we’d be detached, we’d be able to see exactly what we were doing without the overlay of our own childhood, our own wishes. ...
The Driveway Accident by Sharon O’Donnell
February 11th, 2012
Ahh. We finally have all four cars back. We were down to two for four people (hey, I've never written "to two" and "for four" in a row like that) the past two weeks due to what I call 'the driveway accident'. One car I drive, one is my husband's ...
ROBIN’S SHOW REVIEW: THE HISTORY MYSTERY
February 10th, 2012
TADA! YOUTH THEATER latest production is THE HISTORY MYSTERY. My son and I saw the show, and it was the first time we attended a TADA production. It will not be the last.THE HISTORY MYSTERY is a musical time travel adventure--Meet Martin Luther King Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, the Wright Brothers ...
When Your World is Tumbling Down Around You, Binging Doesn’t Help…by Liimu
February 9th, 2012
This was one of the most stressful weeks I can remember in a long time. At one point, I actually wasn't sure if I was going to throw up or cry, but I felt like something was definitely going to burst.Here are a few of the things that happened to ...
“Everyone has Stress” ~ Stress and Courtesy – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
February 8th, 2012
“Everyone has stress.” Whether it be work stress, home stress, financial stress, family stress, death of a loved one...the list goes on and on.I, too have my bulging share of stress. Divorce is the second most stressful event a person can go through. Loss of a spouse is number one. ...
Little Boy Blue – by Margaret Hart
February 7th, 2012
It started a few years ago when my son noticed a young teenage girl in a bikini at the beach resort where we were spending our summer vacation. I had to ask my husband to be sure I saw and heard what I thought I saw and heard. And yes, ...
Looks Like We Made It—by Jamie Levine
February 7th, 2012
There was no “break” in winter break for me this year. But it’s over now, and looking back on it, I have to admit it was worth every bit of exhaustion I withstood—because Jayda had one helluva good time. Together, we spent a day at the Long Island Children’s Museum ...
How Important Is the Truth?—by Jamie Levine
February 6th, 2012
This past Thursday was Picture Day at my daughter, Jayda’s school. Officially, Picture Day was slated for Thursday and Friday—but Jayda’s Pre-K class had been assigned Thursday as the day on which they’d be photographed. My daughter is a girlie-girl and she always dresses up—for school, on weekend playdates, even ...
GUEST BLOG POST:Balancing Life and Parenting by Kira Wizner
February 5th, 2012
Being a Responsible Parent and Carving Out a Life For Yourself: It is Possible!Imagine an old-fashioned counter-weight scale coming into balance. It will dip on each side, back and forth, until you rearrange things and allow the scale to settle. Most of us feel that our family is probably the ...
