Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
Jacqueline Novak: Get On Your Knees: Show Review by Hillary Hershkowitz
July 23rd, 2019
[caption id="attachment_28876" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Photo credit: Monique Carboni)[/caption] I admit that I could hardly wait to see Jacqueline Novak: Get On Your Knees, a new Off-Broadway show that recently opened at the Cherry Lane Theatre. But, I had some hesitation...what’s there to say about blow-jobs that hasn’t been discussed ad nauseam ...
#DATEME: AN OKCUPID EXPERIMENT – Show Ticket Giveaway for the Perfect Night Out! (from MotherhoodLater.com)
July 18th, 2019
#DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment is the perfect show for people looking for love, already in love, or who want to laugh... with love. As a scientific experiment about the online search for love, 38 “undateable” profiles were placed on the world’s most popular online dating site to see if anyone would ...
You Were a Kid Once by Adelia Moore, author, Being the Grownup (Book Excerpt)
July 11th, 2019
You Were a Kid Once My parents required clean rooms and made beds of me and of my siblings, without adult help. With my own kids, I cared enough about order to want the rooms eventually cleaned up, but not so much that I needed it done regularly or on their ...
Dog Man: The Musical, Show Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
July 8th, 2019
When I first heard they were making a musical based on the “Dog Man” graphic novels by Dav Pilkey, (of “Captain Underpants” fame), I wasn’t exactly sure what to think. I knew the “Dog Man” books were extremely popular--the demand is high in my son’s elementary school library. (To lend ...
Hilariously Infertile by Karen Jeffries (Book Excerpt)
June 19th, 2019
Chapter 1 My Name is Karen and I am Infertile Hello Ladies! (Oh and hello to the few “supportive” men who were bullied into reading this book). I am infertile and no one likes to talk about it. If you are infertile, you are not alone. Let me start at the beginning, ...
21st Century Parenting: A Guide to Raising Emotionally Resilient Children in an Unstable World by Rick Capaldi, MFT, PhD (Book Excerpt)
June 18th, 2019
Chapter 11 21st Century Parenting in Review “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Remember school, tests, midterms, finals? If you were like many of us, you looked forward to the review prior to the ...
Pip’s Island – A bedazzling theatre experience! Review by Jo Mispel
June 13th, 2019
The two musketeers and I headed off last week to experience the much lauded interactive theater show ‘Pip’s Island’, currently showing at Times Square. Previously a sold out ‘pop up’ show in Chelsea in 2016, this is the show’s second well-deserved run, and considering the incredible artistry and unique storytelling, ...
Self Care In Order To Be Mother Bear by Wendy Sue Noah
June 6th, 2019
I consider myself a Polar Bear Mom, through and through! After winning full custody of my five children, whom I lovingly call my ‘tribe’, my life and heart has been dedicated to these magnificent beings who came through me, and who are a part of me, in every way. To put ...
Waves of Mom Emotion by Robin Gorman Newman
June 3rd, 2019
It’s not a task I enjoy, but I started receiving warning messages stating my laptop storage is almost at capacity. So….I’ve begun the painstaking process of email purging. I never would have thought that hitting the Delete key would inspire a piece….but I find myself at the keyboard feeling a wave ...
Happy Fourth Birthday by Debbie Oberlander
May 30th, 2019
Four years ago today, I held my beautiful little boy for the first time. The nurse escorted me to the operating room at noon for a scheduled c-section, and by 12:45 I had become a mother. I felt the warm skin and tender breath of my son, as his grandma ...
