I am a total book nerd. I read at least a book every other week. So I was thrilled, although not surprised, to read this recent New York Times article that explores Barack Obama's great passion for books and literature.......

While volunteering in my daughter's first grade class this morning, one of the boys - who was trying not to do his workbook - penciled an illustration on the cute bunny on his page. Peter Rabbit suddenly had a penis,......

(VIDEO OF THE FACEBOOK NURSE-IN PROTEST BELOW) I had a really, REALLY hard breastfeeding my first born. She had horrific colic and simply would not latch. I tried going to a lactation consultant. I spent hours listening to her cry......

I originally didn't want to write today about how the economy is affecting our holiday.  I mean, I've been a Grinch for years, pushing for emailing Christmas cards, eliminating presents for anyone but the kids, or at least not mom and dad and kids.  One year, I instituted a gift limit and ...

Four months ago, our family moved to California, trading in our New Jersey colonial on nearly an acre of land for a quadrupled mortgage on a tiny little lot right down the street from where Hewlett and Packard gave birth to Silicon Valley.  We left the East Coast without looking back, knowing t...

Unable to sleep one night recently, I was trying to figure out what felt so different about this holiday season. Sure, as the kids get older, things get more complicated - there are more events, more things to do, more demands - but that wasn't it. Finally I realized what was different: it's the eco...

Parent-teacher conferences at my son's middle school are held in the gymnasium, same place where they wrestle. It's first-come, first-serve, stand in line and wait to talk to the teachers of your choice. Science, English, and math had predictably long waits. They're core subjects, after all. Any par...

Being a mom is the hardest job in the world. I've heard it said time and again.  But, it really is true.  The reality of this thought hit home recently, when an opportunity to enter the professional workplace again crossed my path. A manager I previously worked for was transitioning to a n...

My Grandmother and Great Grandmother were professional singers and dancers.  My mother danced  as young child through her late teens.  And for me, well lets just say the entertainment gene did not pass down to my body. As much as I wanted to sing, dance and perform, I was not blessed ...

LICE.  There, I said it.  I said the one word that will make you scratch and itch and feel totally grossed out.  Come on, admit it.  You are scratching your head right now as you read these words.  The itch will now move down your body.  Maybe you are now itching your a...