Devorah Blachor
1. Ask her if she’s lost her baby weight. 2. When she says she’s not getting much sleep, tell her, “I could tell by looking at you.” 3. Ask her how much sleep the baby is getting, and regardless of what she tells you, scowl. 4. Tell her how crucial it is for brain development […]
–I appreciate that you refer to texting, typing and speaking on the phone at the same time as “multitasking” but, in the future, please refer to it by its rightful name: ADD. –It’s super terrific that you’re taking that “Edible Weed Scavenging” course and I just LOVE that there’s an end-of-semester field trip thing happening. […]
Cara Paiuk recently wrote an article in the New York Times Motherlode about a surprising question she saw on the kindergarten application form for her son. The response to her article has been overwhelming. Since Motherlode published the piece, it’s been written about all over — including in The Huffington Post — and Hoda and […]
There are three types of parents of princess-obsessed toddlers: the Mortified Feminist, the Enabler, and the Dad (the latter two being frequently interchangeable). In this segment, we will explore how they might react in different situations. Princess Toddler has just watched a video of a Disney collector playing with the Princess Ariel Water Palace Bath […]
Working mothers have more successful daughters and more caring sons according to a recent study conducted by Harvard Business School. The study suggested that the daughters of working mothers are more likely to work, to be in a supervisory position and to earn more money than daughters of women who don’t work outside the home. […]
What are you? I’m a whimsical Q&A here to explain everything about me, my witty yet culturally relevant colleagues, and this website. Why are you doing this in Q&A form? The “About” section on most websites is generally so pedestrian and lacking in imagination, it’s as if Kevin Costner had mated with Angela Merkel and […]