Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
No Place Like Home by Sharon O’Donnell
March 24th, 2019
My husband and I have lived in the same house for 29 years now. We almost moved to a bigger house outside the city limits back in 1998 but decided against it. I even wrote an article about this housing decision for one of my regular columns for our local ...
“Chick Flick: The Musical” Show Review by Andrea Santo Felcone
March 20th, 2019
Last Saturday, I grabbed a friend and we headed over to the lovely Westside Theatre, to see the Off-Broadway production of “Chick Flick: The Musical”. A show--you guessed it--about those well-known romantic, often funny, sometimes sappy, cinematic gems. Those movies that have helped many of us regroup from a bad ...
ACTUALLY, WE’RE F**KED: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
March 15th, 2019
ACTUALLY, WE’RE F**KED, a new play by Matt Williams, is receiving its world-premiere production at Cherry Lane Theatre. From defecation to periods to circumcision to religion....the show opens with a steady stream of highly opinionated millennial banter as two 30-something couples gather to eat, drink...and not quite be merry. The world ...
Keeping Your Family Lice Free (Sponsored Post)
March 14th, 2019
Nothing makes a parent's skin crawl faster than hearing the dreaded L-word: lice. Head lice cases are on the rise in New York City. Parents are reporting their kids having lice two or more times per year compared to never getting lice in previous years. Lice are highly contagious. Head-to-head contact with ...
The Formula: Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children by Ronald F. Ferguson and Tatsha Robertson (Book Excerpt)
March 13th, 2019
The Navigational Voice in their Head When he turned five, Sangu began a strange nightly ritual based on something his mother would tell him: “Before you say your bedtime prayers, I want you to go and look in the mirror in the bathroom, and ask yourself: ‘What have I accomplished today? ...
FIERCELY INDEPENDENT: Show Review by Jamie Levine
March 13th, 2019
As a recently engaged single mom, I have no personal experience with a broken marriage that both parties are completely uncertain about how to repair. But I do know how distracting cell phones, computers, and the overwhelming presence of modern technology can be when it comes to trying to communicate ...
Motherhood’s Guilty Pleasures by Andrea Santo Felcone
February 25th, 2019
This won’t do much for the image of the stay-at-home mom, but the truth is the truth, so here goes. One of the very best parts of my day is emailing a friend to discuss all the juiciest bits of our favorite television shows. Emailing “Maggie” (not her real name, ...
KING KONG Alive on Broadway – Ticket Giveaway & Discount
February 19th, 2019
“A GRAND, HEART-STOPPING SPECTACLE.” Newsday "SIMPLY AMAZING!” The Hollywood Reporter “YOU’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT ON STAGE. EVER.” Entertainment Weekly DISCOUNT OFFER USE CODE KKMHL129 MUST ORDER BY MAY 12 Click here for details TICKET GIVEAWAY MotherhoodLater.com is giving away tickets to see the musical on a Tuesday – Thursday through March 14. To enter to win a pair, please put KING KONG ...
Mary Poppins Sing Along: Review by Lainie Gutterman
February 14th, 2019
My son saw Mary Poppins Returns twice over the holidays. So, when I was offered tickets to Mary Poppins Sing-Along at Schimmel Center, I immediately said “yes” even though we had to rearrange our jam-packed weekend schedule to fit it in. An hour prior to the movie, there were pre-show activities ...
Meet Later Mom Ophira Eisenberg
February 12th, 2019
AGE: 47 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married RESIDENCE: Brooklyn, NY SON’S NAME/AGE: Lucas, 3 Years Old Standup Comedian Host of NPR’s Ask Me Another Frequent host and teller with The Moth, featured on Moth Radio Hour, podcast, in two of their best-selling books. What was your road to parenthood like? It was a long road. I spent most of my adult life ...
