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4 New Games For Your Kids
Are your kids sick of playing School? Are they done fighting over who gets to be the dog when they play House? Are you scared for them to play Doctor? Sounds like it’s time to step up the game options so, in the spirit of Pretend Play, my 5 and 7 year old daughters and I have…
Read MoreIn Defense of Black Dogs: The Bruno Marshall Story
I read an article once that said “Black dogs are less likely to be adopted than dogs of other colors.” I never forgot that article because I didn’t understand. Why would dogs get the shaft simply for being black? Some of my favorite dogs are black!
Read MoreFor Those Considering Adoption
Some people believe it’s a primal instinct for women to want to be pregnant. Not me. I never felt the urge to be pregnant and the thought of giving birth terrified me. Our plan was to have one and then adopt one. I tried for a few months to get pregnant and physically there was nothing stopping me, but it just wasn’t meant…
Read MoreWhat A Drag It Is Getting Old…
This is a “Guest Post” I wrote for blog called Menopausal Mother : When I decided to do a guest post for Menopausal Mother back in July, Marcia said her first available slot would be October 15th which is today— and also, it’s her birthday. I didn’t get Marcia a card, but if I did, this is…
Read MoreMy Daughter: “Scamerella”
My daughter, F, is 7 years old and she is a bit of a “scammer.” Scamming, if you’re not familiar, is a lot like lying but it’s done in a way that isn’t as obvious, or at least it’s not meant to be. F scams quite a bit, so I’m sure she gets away with it here and there (law of averages), but I do catch…
Read MoreWhen Karma Shows Up At An Eminem Concert
My 7 year old daughter, F, got stung by a bee. The story goes that the bee was buzzing around her but she stayed really still and he left. But then he came back. She says he came back and hid inside her pants until she was inside our cabin playing with her sister—and then he stung her on the…
Read MoreSummer Camp Wrap-Up (Part 2)
There is a Part 1 to this post. You should read that first and then come back! ********************************* There is a kind of “detox” that campers go through when they first get to camp, and then, when they get home, they have to go through it all over again. One of my friends refers to it as “re-entry.“ She’s…
Read MoreSummer Camp Wrap-Up
I can’t believe another camp season is drawing to a close. It feels like we just got here, like the busses rolled in yesterday! “The days are long, the weeks are short.” That’s what we say at camp, because it’s true. Every summer is a new beginning and every person (staff member or camper) starts…
Read MoreMailbag Monday! Anti-Semitism, Restaurant Meltdowns & Masturbation
It’s “Mailbag Monday!” Below are some of the topics/questions that were sent in and up for discussion this week. Feel free to agree, disagree, add on, whatever you want. Here we go: **************************************** –When did all of this anti-Semitism begin? Anti-Semitism (hatred of Jewish people) started forever ago, but I’m sure the person asking the…
Read MoreDear President Obama,
Dear President Obama, I have been going back and forth about whether or not I should discuss the Israeli-Hamas war on Dim Sum and Doughnuts. It’s not a topic I feel totally comfortable with for the following reasons: A) There are lots of different perspectives out there. B) I have been living at an overnight…
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