From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Shame on you, Massachusetts!

January 20, 2010

I was supposed to write something coherent about the Senate race today, but we just had this conversation over breakfast: Rio: Who is Scott Brown? Me: A VERY BAD MAN! He should be in jail. But sadly for all of us, he just got a very important job in Washington instead. He’ll be helping to [...]

Tagged as: politics

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Barbies in Refrigerators

January 14, 2010

We’ve had a lot of adventures with princesses in the past few weeks since Santa delivered a passle of princess Barbies to our house. The princesses have stood around looking pretty. They’ve had fistfights. They’ve had naked sex. They’ve basically ripped my feminist mommy aspirations from my heart and pounded them into the floor with [...]

Tagged as: feminism, parenting, play, princesses

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BlogHer/Sprint Giveaway: $200 Gift Card to Help You Connect

January 13, 2010

I’m hosting a giveaway for BlogHer and Sprint on the theme of “Staying Connected in 2010″. I’ve posted my personal Top 10 List for staying connected with my family over at my shiny new review blog, with what I humbly suggest are some good ideas for staying close to your loved ones. To enter the [...]

Tagged as: blogs, reviews

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For the last time…

January 13, 2010

This story on Real Live Preacher got me thinking about the last time my great big grown-up girl fell asleep in my arms in our rocking chair. I remember a day when my youngest child had recently been born, and my three-year-old climbed into my lap in the middle a tantrum during a rare moment [...]

Tagged as: parenting, rio

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Naked Sex With Barbies

January 12, 2010

Awhile back, Rio wanted to go play at a friend’s house. Let’s call this friend X. I was lying in bed with the covers over my head pretending to be asleep while she negotiated this with her dad. He was trying to persuade her to have her friend over at our house instead of going [...]

Tagged as: education, parenting, princesses, rio, sex

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Weigh in on Babble’s Top Mommy Blogger List

January 10, 2010

A few weeks ago, Babble posted The Babble 50 their Top 50 list of Mommy Bloggers. I’ve been keeping busy reading these great blogs ever since. They’ve added a section for people to add their own favorites. ChildWild is on the list; if you like this blog, please take a second to click through and [...]

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Playing Princesses

January 7, 2010

Serena: MOMMY! PLAY WITH ME! (grabs hold of my legs and drags me with all her tiny might toward a playmat covered with little plastic princess figurines) Me: OK. Serena: Me Beauty. You Snow White. Me: Ok. I take the doll she hands me. My doll walks around the playmat a little, exploring the castle [...]

Tagged as: parenting, princesses, rio, serena

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Do You Believe In God, Mama?

January 4, 2010

Rio: Mama, do you believe in God? Me: What god are you talking about? I believe in lots of gods? Rio: No, not like that. Like, God. I believe in God. Me: What do you believe about God? Rio: [my friend down the street] asked me if I believe in God, and I said yes. [...]

Tagged as: parenting, rio, witchcraft

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Well, hello there 2010

January 1, 2010

A lot of people have written extensively about how happy they are to bid good-bye to 2009. For me, it’s been a pretty good year. I’m not sorry to see it go, but only because I’m looking forward to carrying all that joy with me into 2010. 2009 was a year that saw the continuation [...]