Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
GUEST BLOG POST: Been there, done that. Now I have two kids. by Zoe Richmond
May 19th, 2016
The Music and Arts Festival Coachella was recently held. It is a three-day music festival in the Coachella Valley, near Palm Springs, California. Headliners included acts like Guns n’ Roses, LCD Soundsystem and Calvin Harris. Earlier in the year, my friend was trying to convince me to go. “No. And hell ...
MOM THEATRE BLOGGER: AMERICAN PSYCHO: Broadway Musical Review by Robin Gorman Newman
May 18th, 2016
[caption id="attachment_23255" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Jeremy Daniel[/caption] Sex. Drugs. Rock 'n Roll. And, throw blood 'n guts into the mix, and there you have AMERICAN PSYCHO. But, it's much more.....in a glossy, gory, garish...ultimately good way. Slickly packaged and based on the bestselling cult novel by Brett Easton Ellis, later made into ...
MOM THEATRE BLOGGER: Daphne’s Dive: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
May 18th, 2016
[caption id="attachment_23319" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Joan Marcus[/caption] I'm a long time fan of Daphne Rubin-Vega, since her Broadway debut rockstar performance in the legendary musical Rent. So, when I heard she was in Daphne's Dive (no relation to Vega herself), it became a must see. Added to the impressive roster ...
FAMILY SHOW REVIEW: BIG APPLE CIRCUS: by Susan Coronel
May 18th, 2016
The Big Apple Circus has been long regarded as one of the classiest circuses around. Its latest production, The Grand Tour, marks the company’s 38th season, and gives audiences many reasons to continue such praise. The show is much more than sawdust and popcorn. It’s a dazzling display of live ...
The Sleep (Apnea) Saga Continues by Robin Gorman Newman
May 18th, 2016
Last night I received a call from a mom I know through MotherhoodLater.com. She had read my initial blog post on my sleep apnea, and it resonated. She was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea two years ago and had yet to treat it. When I asked why, she said that other ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Finding Magic in the Mayhem by Bernadette Noll, author, Look At Us Now
May 12th, 2016
I don’t think I need to tell you that parenting can be hectic. Whether you have one child or five, whether you are a single mom or happily coupled, whether you have toddlers or teens, on many days the mess of parenting seems to far outweigh the calm. So how ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Are You Choosing Love…or Fear? by Renee Peterson Trudeau
May 11th, 2016
This past Sunday evening on Mother’s Day, I returned home from an amazing retreat feeling euphoric and transformed. My husband and son picked me up from the airport. My teen had just returned from a late-night sleepover so my expectations for the evening were low: a quick bite out at ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Book Excerpt: MEAN MOMMY by Kerri Louise
May 6th, 2016
A Letter to My Family on Mother’s Day Dear loving, messy children and wonderful, trying husband, All I want for Mother’s Day this year is for you ALL to get the hell out of the house and leave me alone. Yes, all of you. Including the dog. Okay, I know we don’t ...
MOM THEATRE BLOGGER: IN THE SECRET SEA: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman
May 6th, 2016
In The Secret Sea, a new American play by Cate Ryan (The Picture Box) and directed by Tony Award© winner Martin Charnin (Annie), features Shelly Burch (Audrey), Paul Carlin (Gil), Malachy Cleary (Jack), Glynnis O’Connor (Joyce), and Adam Petherbridge (Da at Irish Repertory Theatre). Kenny and Gail (who we never meet) ...
Pulling the Sheets Off My Sleep Apnea by Robin Gorman Newman
May 3rd, 2016
When my son was born, sleep deprivation was a given. Between infant nighttime feedings and creatures that go boo in adolescent nightmares, my husband and I were regularly on call. Fast forward, my son is now a teen, and I’m a highly symptomatic peri-menopausal mother. As a later in life mom, I ...
