Parenting
Leave Gwyneth Paltrow and Her Bikinis Alone
I was at a bat mitzvah a few years ago, and when the music started, the eighth-grade boys awkwardly grabbed the girls from behind and […]
Sunday in the Garden With Jake
I had just finished mowing the lawn for the first time this season when my 20-year-old son Jake appeared at the back door. “Want me […]
City Keeps On Screwing Things Up for Hero Who Found Abducted Girl
Nelson Mandela Myers, the man who found a five-year-old West Philadelphia girl abducted earlier this year, will finally receive his $10,000 reward today, after several […]
I’m a Republican. I’m a Mother. I’m for Stricter Gun Control Laws.
The gun control debate rages, in our homes, on the news and in Congress. I don’t understand why. I don’t understand why there is any […]
New “Machiavelli for Moms” Book Explains How to Control Your Kids
I like reading the Wall Street Journal during the week; it lets me imagine I’m one of the one percent and own stocks and bonds […]
With New Ruling on Plan B, it’s Time to Focus on Plan A
On Friday, a federal judge overturned an Obama administration decision to restrict access to emergency contraception to young women and girls under the age 17 […]
Would You Swear There’s No Vomit on Your Living Room Carpet?
Like most of the rest of the women in America, I read the recent New York magazine essay on “The Retro Wife” with my mouth […]
Victoria’s Secret for Teens: Do You Want Anyone “Feeling Lucky” With Your 15-Year-Old?
My daughter is in college now with, hopefully, one more year to graduation. I guess you’d call that young adulthood or “almost adulthood,” or not, […]
In Russia, Teen Complains About Adoptive Montgomery County Parents
What a bizarre story. A Russian teen is popping up on TV in that country, complaining that the Montgomery County couple who adopted him to […]
Chris Christie Can’t Figure Out Where He Stands on Gay “Conversion Therapy”
Yesterday, Chris Christie was asked (where else?) in a town hall meeting during a news conference about a bill moving through the New Jersey State Senate […]
School District Establishes Parent Dress Code in Response to West Philly Kidnapping
Following the January kidnapping of a five-year-old girl from a West Philadelphia elementary school, the school district has revised its school pick-up policies during early […]
One Family’s Obsessive Hunt for Lay’s Limited-Edition, Special Flavor Potato Chips
I don’t know how the idea started, really. I mean, we’re not even potato chip people. But once I had the thought to buy Lay’s […]
Chesco Father and Son Tag Team to Throw Debauched St. Paddy’s Day Party
This is certainly not how my father and I bonded. Drunken teenagers, the smell of marijuana, a partygoer passed out and covered in vomit, and […]
Remember When Parents Were in Charge?
I just read the second news story in as many weeks about a new trend in parenting: the family as corporation. The idea, according to […]
“Lean In”? How About Butt Out, Sheryl Sandberg?
So I get home from work on Friday all ready to do a little relaxing, and what should I find in my mailbox but the […]