By Sarah Bessey There are a lot of people that think I’m absolutely bonkers because I have a blog. They think I’m one of those crazy Internet people, a constantly connected technology person. From my perspective, I’m a fairly reasonable (most of the time) person that monitors their use and time of technology judiciously. I…
Feeling Isolated
By Sarah Fader When I became a mother, my life changed dramatically. My whole focus was on this new baby in front of me. As Ari has gotten older, I’ve found it harder and harder to maintain the friendships I had when I was without child. I see my friends, but it’s not on a…
Life with Four
By Kelly “So how’s it going with four?” It’s a question I get a lot these days, especially from people I know. (Strangers just stop and stare when I’m out with the whole family.) The question can be tinged with curiosity or fear or even incredulity that I survive daily life with four little people….
Down at Fraggle Rock
By Michael The girls took us to see the Jim Henson exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry last week. It was a 35th anniversary present. Not the tickets, although we didn’t have to pay, but the day was the gift. Any day with Jill and the girls is priceless. We met for lunch…
Who Are You and What Have You Done With My Son?
By Sarah Fader I’ve heard of the “terrible two’s” but what is happening in this apartment is beyond that. I’m sure many parents have the same thought about their 2 year olds. Maybe it’s just my low frustration tolerance, but Ari is making me want to scream and literally pull my hair out of my…
When Mom Gets Tired
By Kelly Do you remember the post I wrote a few months ago about being tired? It contained a priceless bit of wisdom from my Mom that says, in a nutshell, when our kids are acting out, consider first that their behavior may stem from the fact that they are tired. Turns out, the same…
Is it 5:00 pm in the Hundred Acre Wood?
By Gretchen My two oldest children need your money. They plan to extract it from you by wooing you with homemade fliers advertising babysitting and leaf-raking services. One of my children promises to provide his own tools, which makes my husband laugh heartily and do a mental checklist of his tools’ whereabouts. I better not…
Crying In Front of Your Kids
By Sarah Fader I am now five months pregnant with my second baby, a girl, and I am hormonal as ever. I can cry at the drop of a hat. I wasn’t like this when I was pregnant with Ari. During my first pregnancy, I was more aggressive than anything else. I was blunt, confident…
Association
By Kelly Association is a powerful thing. This time last September, I was eight weeks pregnant. And I was sick. Oh so very sick. I lived in a film of nausea. I functioned – as a Mom to three, I didn’t have a choice. But I was miserable every minute of every day. Normally, I…
Family Circle
By Michael Jill and I were driving into the city yesterday and talking about family. More specifically, we were talking about how little we really know about some of the people we consider closest to us. Cousins, aunts, nieces, even our parents, can sometimes be a blur. We think we know them, but suddenly we…