I made a video to teach my kids how to do laundry – not sure I actually accomplished that though. NOW FEATURED ON HUFFINGTON POST PARENTS!
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Kids: Change the $^*#&% Toilet Paper Roll – A Video
I had the house to myself yesterday so I made a video. Enjoy!
Tagged with: change the toilet paper roll, comedy, funny video, humor, parenting
Posted in comedy, humor, mothering, parenting, video
Posted in comedy, humor, mothering, parenting, video
Martinis & Motherhood – Available today!!
The book I’m in is available on Amazon today! From the Press Release: June, 16 2015 – Mom’s Night Out is set to have a new theme starting this June when Tipsy Squirrel Press releases its first anthology, Martinis &…
Tagged with: essays, martinis, mothering essays, new anthology, parenting humor, writing
Posted in parenting, Writing
Posted in parenting, Writing
My Picture Book Available on Kindle Now
I wrote a picture book! It’s a counting book with fun rhymes and cute and funny illustrations by my very talented niece, Natalie Berger, who has a Fine Arts degree in Illustration. For those of you with tiny tots,…
Tagged with: baby books, books, counting books, new counting book, new picture book, parenting, picture books, writing
Posted in babies, books, parenting
Posted in babies, books, parenting
Why I Won’t Educate My Kids
I’ve made what some say is a controversial choice. I refuse to force-educate my kids. I will not subject my children to dangerous schoolyards, ever-changing teaching methods, and suspect curriculum just because some expert or some government entity says I…
I’ve Been Translated!
Hey, I’m big in Germany ! My 10 Parenting Tips The Experts Won’t Tell You column was on Huffington Post Parents and then got translated for the German version of Huffington Post. For some reason I find this thrilling! Check it…
Tagged with: 10 Parenting Tips, discussing writing endlessly, internet writing, Writers Write, Writing promotion
Posted in parenting, Writing
Posted in parenting, Writing
The FAFSA – New and Improved!
Everyone hates the FAFSA college financial aid form. It’s a pain in the neck to fill out, and for middle class families it seems like a big waste of time – they won’t qualify for need-based aid anyway. As usual,…
Tagged with: college aid, FAFSA form, How to improve FAFSA, new FAFSA form, parents filling out FAFSA help, scholarship money, tips for FAFSA form
Posted in college, education, humor, parenting, Uncategorized
Posted in college, education, humor, parenting, Uncategorized
Blogger Contest Finalist & NY Times Baby!
I’ve been smiling a lot in the last 24 hours. Yesterday I found out I am a finalist in the annual Bloggers Idol contest, and today I have a parenting piece in the New York Times Motherlode Blog! Sorry if…
Tagged with: blogging, contests, New York Times, parenting, writing
Posted in parenting, Uncategorized, Writing
Posted in parenting, Uncategorized, Writing
My Column in Working Mother Magazine
Here’s a humor piece I wrote that was in the Feb/March issue of Working Mother Magazine. I wrote it last year when I was trying to talk to my daughter while editing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction…
Teachers – Give Us Parents A Break!
I know it’s a huge cultural taboo to criticize teachers, but they are not always perfect and I can’t keep quiet about this any longer. My beef is with the relentless assignment of outside projects. I am fine with kids…
Kristen Hansen Brakeman 