Fall is coming! Fall is coming! It’s coming, I promise. Consider the evidence. Exhibit A: Football is back! On Friday night, the weather was so nice we took E. to a high school football game. Oh, the memories it brought back. The team’s colors were even red and white, and for 5 seconds, it made…
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To Dance or Not To Dance?
DadJovi and I are in the midst of a heated disagreement. At issue: should we sign E. up for dance lessons? Since we can’t agree, I’m taking it to the jury: you. For months, I had planned on signing her up this fall for lessons. She’s 3 1/2 now, so I think she’s old enough…
She Be Illin’
After spending two days on my soapbox rallying against the Evil Machine, the universe stepped in today to remind me, in not-so-subtle terms, what my primary role is these days — Mommy. For the past two nights, E. has been coughing during the night. On Tuesday night, I ended up in bed with her all…
Dear Marketers, Stop Dumbing Down My Daughter
It was the shirt that launched 1,000 (probably more) angry tweets: No, this isn’t some joke shirt sold by Spencer’s or a Jersey Shore t-shirt stand. This was part of JC Penney’s back-to-school collection. You know school, that place where girls apparently go just to be noticed by boys and flirt and text their way…
At War With Myself
One of my favorite sites is Pigtail Pals: Redefine Girly. I discovered it through Twitter after the smart mom who runs it was kind enough to share the blog post I wrote this summer about the day E. told me “only boys play with swords.” Since finding the site, I’ve really enjoyed their updates on…