‘Mommy, we asked you for hamachi and tamago!’
Last Friday, it happened again. I served dinner, and everybody cried. Well, not me or my husband, or the cat. Just the two little boys with rarefied tastes – who are far too… Read More
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The return of refrigerator art?
The stainless refrigerator that came with our house is, like, so 2011. People who make fridges are now all atwitter about an exciting new finish. It’s so cutting-edge. So avant-garde. It’s … a… Read More
Local toddler exposed
The Younger has a new thing. Not wearing his pants. Not wearing any pants. Not when he plays, not when he chases the cat, not when he decides he needs to pee on… Read More
Plaything of the damned
Every parent has that one toy in the house that they’d put a mob hit on. For me, it’s called Alphabet Pal. And it’s purple. And chirpy. And a caterpillar. And vile. For… Read More
The miracle cake diet
I’ve missed living in a part of the country where Marshmallow Fluff counts as an entree. Decades later, I find myself living in little “Portlandia,” Seattle, where a nanny once expounded to me… Read More
A nightmare on your street
If you live with a person who’s about two years old, you’re probably familiar with the weird things we say to get them to do things. Or, um, to stop doing things. And… Read More
My toddler’s field work focuses on the upper Cretaceous Period
I have one of those rare 24-month-olds who’s already naming dinosaur species. “T. Wex!” he shouts. “Scared,” he mumbles, making his tiny mouth into his best little frowny face. What I fail to… Read More
What’s in my pants?
Before I even finished my coffee yesterday, I heard, “Ow, ow, ow! There’s a sticker on my penis! Ow! Ow! Help, Mommy! Help! Help! HELP!!!!!” Um, what? Um, hello? “Uh, what do you… Read More
23 Months Later; or, Zombies Don’t Need Snack Cheese
The CDC nearly took down its own Web site this week when the excited masses learned it had featured a blog post about how to survive a zombie apocalypse. I’m one of the… Read More
