This past weekend, there was an article in the New York Times about Prep Schools for helping kids get into the public Gifted and Talented Elementary schools in the city. Crazy, right? Yes and No. As someone who did indeed prep her daughter (to no avail, I might add), I would have gladly signed her […]
Walking To School – Living in the Moment
As anyone knows, the morning routine is akin to rustling cattle, moving them here and there all in an effort to get to a chosen destination on time. While it consistently makes me crazy trying to get my daughter out the door, so we don’t get the dreaded late pass. This morning, I realized that […]
Therapy Thursday (4) – What I have Learned So Far
So I have been going to family therapist for several weeks now. The big question is how am I doing? Good. The one thing all parents know is that parenting is a fluid process. We are just trying to make not just through the day but the next five minutes. Our children are like land […]
Get Out The Passports – A Trip to Brooklyn
New Yorkers like to think of themselves as more sophisticated than suburbanites…. but at the end of the day, our weekend habits are no different than any one else in the country. We run our kids to events, birthday parties, gymnastics/ballet/soccer classes, brunch, shop, run errands, except we do it all within a 10-20 block […]
Good Hair – I have it (but it’s not mine)
Although I have yet to see Good Hair, the documentary by Chris Rock detailing black women’s quest for “good hair” (aka straight, luxurious hair), it brought memories of my own hare-brained quests to get my hair done while living outside the U.S. Okinawa While I lived in Okinawa, Japan (a small island south of mainland […]
Wordless Wednesday – 15 Days to Thanksgiving
Doesn’t this look like a fun cake to have as a dessert for Thanksgiving?
November is National Adoption Month
As someone who became a family through adoption, this is a topic near and dear to my heart. Everyone is different but I am hoping that if you are interested in adoption that you follow up with AdoptUsKids (http://www.adoptuskids.org) as an option in becoming a family. The mission of AdoptUsKids is to recruit and connect […]
Precious – Bring Tissues
Unless you are living under a rock, Precious, the new movie by Lee Daniels has been winning over audiences at all the big film festivals from Sundance to Toronto. With the $$$ backing of Oprah and Tyler Perry, the movie is getting a well-deserved marketing push. The movie is inspired by the novel Push by […]
Christmas has come early folks
This week, we were out walking and noticed a mob of elves assembling. Naive me thought it was some flash mob thingy and my daughter told me “no, it’s for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.” After waiting for few minutes, the park was filled with hundreds of elves dancing, it was cute and fun. A […]
Therapy Thursday (3) – Therapy Goals
After our first session, Dr. R. told me to write down my goals for our next therapy session. Get my child to listen to me Get my child to be less manipulative Instead of whining, she does what she is asked to do Learn not to promise things as way for her to do what […]
