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,…
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My Picture Book Available on Kindle Now
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…
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
Featured on WordPress Mother’s Day Blog & a post
I’m honored to be featured in a special WordPress Mother’s Day Feature on MomBlogs! Thanks WordPress and welcome new WordPress visitors! As Cheri wrote in her lovely post, I write about life with my three daughters, my aging and heightist…
Tagged with: aging mom, mom, Mothers day, parenting, sandwich generation
Posted in Family, humor, mother daughter, mothering, Uncategorized, women, Writing
Posted in Family, humor, mother daughter, mothering, Uncategorized, women, 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…
I’m Just Like Honey Boo Boo’s Mom!
Help! I don’t know how it happened but somehow I’ve turned into Honey Boo Boo’s mom. Check out my guest post on LA Parent.
Tagged with: Honey Boo Boo, humor, Kids, living through children, parenting
Posted in comedy, Family, humor, kids, life, mother daughter, mothering, parenting
Posted in comedy, Family, humor, kids, life, mother daughter, mothering, parenting
The Most Un-Cool Mom Ever – Guest Post on Ooph
Check out my post on Ooph – Stefanie Mullen’s website for parents of teens and tweens. I’m so uncool!
Breaking the Fourth Wall of Parenting (or How to Eavesdrop on Your Teen)
When my daughter started high school this year I made a vow to not be one of those parents – the type who micromanage every detail of their child’s life while on a perpetual quest to get them into “the”…
Tagged with: driving carpool, family, humor, Kids, parenting, published column, teenagers
Posted in blogs, Family, kids, Uncategorized
Posted in blogs, Family, kids, Uncategorized
Kristen Hansen Brakeman 