5 Things You Probably Know About Parenthood by Melissa Swedoski
July 23rd, 2013
Some days, it doesn't pay to be a mother. Okay, it never pays to be a mother unless you've figured out the magical way to get paid for changing diapers, soothing crying babies, living through sleep deprivation for years, and so much more. If you have figured this out, please ...
Age Ain’t a Number, It’s Just a Perspective by Melissa Swedoski
July 16th, 2013
When I agreed to marry a man 13 years my junior, I wasn't thinking too clearly. That is to say, I was so giddy with excitement, that I didn't take my usual pros/cons approach and fashion a list of why this is a good/bad idea. Yes, I was that really ...
Sea World and the Moral of the Story by Melissa Swedoski
July 9th, 2013
Have you ever taken a trip and almost instantly regretted it? Have you ever taken a vacation with family and learned some valuable lessons? Have you ever returned from one of those adventures with a huge bruise across the right side of your face? Well, then, my friends, you should ...
You Sure Waited a Long Time to Get Started by Melissa Swedoski
June 18th, 2013
It's a tricky business, this later motherhood life. On the one hand, you feel so supremely blessed to have this child(ren) who you can love, hug, snuggle, cuddle, nourish, teach, inspire, support and laugh with, when you perhaps thought you never would. But then there's the trick of time. You feel ...
Epic by Peggy Bogaard-Lapp
June 9th, 2013
Ah, summer, I welcome you! Even though you bring a frenzy of activities, I have been patiently waiting for you, checking off days on the calendar since way back in October. Now that you are here, let’s get busy! In between the end of the school year, Memorial Day celebrations, the ...
ROBIN’S SHOW REVIEW: Mommalogues
May 31st, 2013
MOMMALOGUES, written by long-time friends Sharon Lee Glassman and Gretchen Klinedinst Furst and directed by William Sanders, is playing at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street) in Manhattan. It explores the relationship between mothers and daughters, as four actresses of varied ages deliver monologues reflecting a wide range of experiences ...
Mom is Trying to Kill Us with Organic Food by Julie Wheaton & Patrece Powers (Contributing Bloggers)
May 26th, 2013
I (Julie) occasionally pretend to be a food fairy by sneaking healthy food into my kids’ meals. Industrial food processing has caused the path of food to fork in two directions: there’s food for health and food for profit. As such, modern food fairies face enormous competition from food-for-profit operations ...
Just GR8 by Peggy Bogaard Lapp
May 4th, 2013
A few weeks ago my good friend posted a cryptic comment about teaching children about how things are not what they seem. Her point was that children, however many times told not to do something, may still do it, as they are impulsive, and have no ability to think rationally ...
More Than a Mom by Robin Gorman Newman
May 3rd, 2013
Even though I'm the founder of a networking group for enterprising women on Long Island and Queens, NY, the Independent Business Women's Circle, and a big believer in the power of connecting, cultivating support and learning from each other, I don't frequent networking functions....or at least not since I became ...
April 2013 Profile: Jo Ann Grossman
March 31st, 2013
NAME: Jo Ann Grossman AGE: 67 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married RESIDENCE: New York City DAUGHTER’S NAME/AGE: Emily Morden, 24 17 years ago I co-founded, along with my husband, Stu Morden, Kids ‘N Comedy. I continue to direct and produce Kids ‘N Comedy at Gotham Comedy Club in NYC, a performance series where youngsters, ages 10-18, perfect their own written stand-up ...
