Devorah Blachor
When you have a Princess-obsessed toddler, Christmas/Hanukkah is a hazardous time. No matter what you tell well-meaning relatives about the kinds of gifts your daughter would like, they know the truth. And how could they not? Your Princess Toddler advertises it daily with her tiara and blinding magenta tights. Unlike you, many of these relatives […]
In case the current crop of wired onesies isn’t enough: Sleep-O: Sleep-O is a bodysuit for baby that transmits reams of data straight to your iPhone. You will immediately know if baby has turned over, drooled or has abruptly started to speak like Henry Kissinger. Sleep-O requires a Bluetooth wireless base station to be plugged […]
10 Rejected ‘Sofia The First’ Plotlines by Devorah Blachor 1. During a special Princess School flying derby match, Princess Sofia falls off her pony Minimus. She agrees to apply a plain, beige Bandaid to the booboo. 2. All of Princess Sofia’s underwear are in the laundry. Princess […]
1. Read the Brothers Grimm version of Snow White in which Snow White is asked to clean, cook, make beds, wash and sew for the dwarfs in exchange for shelter from the evil queen. Ask your toddler to imagine what might have been different if the dwarfs had been female instead of male, and instead […]
13 Ways You Know Gangrene Is About To Kill You 1. Instead of calling you ‘Bwana’, Molo has started referring to you as, “Hyena kibbles” Graphic: Loop gif of That’s So Raven ‘Oh Snap!’ moment #love her! 2. You start to worry that your wife will bore you to death before […]
As an awkward, religious adolescent with no chance of ever going to a school prom (forbidden by our ultra-orthodox rabbis), I was captivated by the life led by “normal” American teenagers. These exotic beings drove cars and went on dates and attended dances actually organized by their schools. This idea seemed wild—that an institution supervised […]