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Taking a Day Trip with Your Dad for Father’s Day


After shave, ties and tools are useful gifts when it comes to celebrating Father’s Day. However, if you’ve been thinking about something out of the ordinary, a day trip comes to mind. The following are some unique ideas to spend the day with your dad.Take a HikeThere’s no better time ...

Children That are Sexually Molested, Suffer from PTSD by Lori j Loesch


         Childhood Sexual Abuse, Molestation:  In Light of Josh Duggars' Truth Being Told     You see, when a child is molested, sexually, the damage reaches far deeper than the surface of the child's face.  It goes into her heart.  She holds it, captive there, tighter tighter the ...

Mom Theatre Blogger: What I Did Last Summer: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman


We are watching a play unfold as typed through the eyes of a 14 year old.  In this case, it's Charlie - representing Gurney -- and his stage direction and select lines slide across a screen.  It is a unique way to spin theatrical material, as if it's unfurling, and ...

Mom Theatre Blogger: RHAW: Family Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman


Alvin Ailey Award recipient and choreographer Dr. Rennie Harris has returned to The New Victory Theatre with his company of young performers, Rennie Harris Awe-inspiring Works (RHAW), in LUV: AMERICAN-STYLE running through May 17th.In LUV: AMERICAN-STYLE, Dr. Harris’ laws of hip hop—individuality, creativity and innovation—rule as the energetic young RHAW ...

Mom Theater Blogger: HAND TO GOD: Show Review by Robin Gorman Newman


[caption id="attachment_21084" align="alignleft" width="300"] photo credit: Joan Marcus[/caption]If there ever was a demonic alter ego that will go down in theatrical history, he's currently on stage at the Booth Theatre. Hand to God, opened on Broadway on April 7th, marking the Broadway debut (and an impressive one) of playwright Robert Askins, ...

Budget Travel Advice Every Mom Should Know by Fiona Moriarty


If you want the best prices on rentals cars, flights, cruises, or hotel rooms, you need to be savvy when it comes to traveling. Here are a handful of budget travel tips that everyone who’s planning a trip should know.1. There’s a hotel in your price range. Whether you’re looking ...

Wisdom Comes From Unlikely Sources by; Lori J Loesch


The last few weeks have been hell on wheels.  I've been searching for answers, and I feel I'm approaching some deep, meaningful, ones.  I am so amazed at where the knowledge comes from.  I just hope I can relay them in words.  It's more of a feeling that I have. ...

DISENCHANTED! The Hilarious Hit Musical – TICKET GIVEAWAY – from MotherhoodLater.com


Book, Music & Lyrics by Dennis T. GiacinoDirected By Fiely A. MatiasWestside Theatre Upstairs - 407 West 43rd St (between 9th & 10th Avenues), NYCFeaturing Jen Bechter, Alison Burns, Karen Burthwright, Becky Gulsvig, Michelle Knight, Erin Leigh Peck, Lulu Picart, Soara-Joye RossSnow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses take ...

When To Quit by Maureen Eich VanWalleghan


What to write about each week can sometimes be difficult when life feels like _____________ (fill in the superlative of your choice). I have no inspiring words, no personal epiphany. I am dog paddling, trying to keep my head above water. Mostly I feel embarrassed by my situation. It’s hard ...

Guest Blog Post: The Third Time’s a Charm by Ylonda Gault Caviness, author, Child, Please


***Adapted from Child, Please: How Mama’s Old-School Lessons Helped Me Check Myself Before I Wrecked Myself by Ylonda Gault Caviness. © 2015 by Ylonda Gault Caviness. Jeremy P. Tarcher Books, Penguin Group USA, Penguin Random House.[caption id="attachment_20953" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo credit: Keith Major[/caption]I was alone in my funk—a recurring theme. ...