As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, I have a shit-ton of cousins. Growing up, I was an only child until I was almost 10, so my cousins became my pseudo-siblings. Actually, cousins can be better than siblings when you’re young — you WANT to play with them and the fact that you’re related means you…
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Why We Need More Meridas (Brave Review)
As long-time readers already know, the Disney princesses and I have a complicated relationship. While I can vividly remember loving Snow White and Ariel as a child and teenager myself, I now cringe when my own daughter watches these movies. For awhile, I mostly kept my mouth shut because I knew a lot of the…
How Do You Raise a Tough Kid?
For the past year or so, DadJovi and I have a running joke that E. is lazy. It’s not that she’s a sloth who just lays around the house. She’s definitely a very active kid who works hard at learning to read, playing piano and in her ballet lessons. But the rest of the time?…
She’s a Barbie Girl
When my mom came down a couple weeks ago, she brought a big piece of my childhood with her — my Barbies! I know, I know. I’ve read and thought deeply about Barbie, her unrealistic body size and the doll’s tendency to promote frivolous, fashion-focused play for girls. But I can’t help it. I love…
Isn’t Shopping Supposed to be Fun?
Later this month, I’m going to Martha’s Vineyard to watch one of my best friends from college get married. I’m really bummed DadJovi can’t come — it was too far and expensive for a weekend away for two since we don’t have any family close by who could take E. for the whole weekend. It…