Rage Against the Minivan in family
highlights from mom 2.0 summit
After our big trip to Florida a couple weeks ago, I got to head down to Miami for a few days to catch up with the Mom 2.0 Summit. I wasn’t planning on attending this year – I’ve been trying to... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
how to put children to sleep in the car
Karis would very much like to drop her nap, but since she is just barely three years old, she usually needs to sleep a bit during the day to avoid a meltdown at the dinner hour. This has been a... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
working moms: what do you do with your kids over summer break?
After a long learning curve of scaring off blowing through nannies, our family finally got into a great childcare groove this year. Jafta is the only of my kids in elementary school so far, but... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
what I want you to know: families dealing with traumatized kids don’t need your judgment
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
DIY passport photos: the best way to take passport photos of small children
All six of us have expired passports, and I have a trip planned to Ethiopia, so it seemed logical to go ahead and renew all the passports at once. This meant trying to get decent passport... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
that’s what SHE said: weapons, relationships, self-worship, psych meds, chubby guys, and more . . .
click on the title to read the full story War. What is it good for? | Jillian Lauren And here’s the thing- as a storyteller, I naturally gravitate toward stories of battle. Because all good stories... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
africa-bound in less than two months!
I’m excited to officially announce that I will be traveling to Ethiopia this summer along with Food for the Hungry, an incredible aid organization that serves at-risk children all over the... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
friday finds 5/18/12
Jafta got a new mohawk helmet this week and he is LOVING IT. It’s made by Raskulls, who make the adorable kids’ helmets in animal shapes (Kembe has their shark helmet and India has the pony... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
what I want you to know: shaming skinny women is not okay
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
mother’s day, then and now
I had a great Mother’s Day on Sunday. Let’s be honest – the best part of the day started the night before, when Mark offered to let me sleep in so I could continue my Downton Abbey marathon... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
my kids are going to change the world. with war and chicken nuggets.
I mentioned last week that we’ve been reading questions from the Table Topics Family Cube each night at dinner. It’s provided us with some interesting perspective on our kids. Some of it is not... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
that’s what she said: mother’s day edition
Why I Hate Mother’s Day | Anne Lammott I hate the way the holiday makes all non-mothers, and the daughters of dead mothers, and the mothers of dead or severely damaged children, feel the deepest... Continue reading »
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what I learned about motherhood by being an adoptive parent
I wrote a guest post for the Huffington Post this weekend. They are doing a Mother’s Day series, and asked me to write about what I’ve learned by being an adoptive mom. Here’s an... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
where is the mommy-war for the motherless child?
If you watch the trends of media, whether it be print, internet, or tv, you’ve probably noticed that every couple of months there is a new version of the “mommy war” being played out. ... Continue reading »
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what I want you to know: coping with miscarriage
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us... Continue reading »
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go big and go home (disney days 5 & 6)
After our night of staying at the Magic Kingdom until 2am, you might think we would have taken a break from going back to the parks for a day. But we had 7-Day Park Hoppers, and we were going to milk... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
the time the kids and I drank beer at Target
I’m a little bit Amish when it comes to soda and the kids. As a general rule, we don’t drink it. A couple weeks ago, we did an Eli’s Lid shoot and these adorable little vintage Coca Cola... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
the agony and the ecstasy of disney world (social media moms day 3 and 4)
It’s hard to really do justice to the highs and lows of a Disney vacation. Our time in the parks was 20% weaving through crowds, 20% yelling at the kids to stop whining/fighting/roaming off,... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
the avengers: a review for parents
If you have a child who is a fan of superheroes, you’ve probably been hearing all about the new Marvel: Avengers movie coming out. And with good reason: Avengers features an all-star cast of... Continue reading »
Rage Against the Minivan in family
what I want you to know: life after rape
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us... Continue reading »
