A local dad contemplates the unthinkable–and the urge that parents have to create mini-me’s.
One of my favorite albums is Lou Reed’s “New York.” On one track, “Beginning of a Great Adventure,” Reed sings, “It might be nice to have a kid that I could kick around; a little me to fill up with my thoughts.” He sings about teaching his potential kids to be uber progressive… [more]
As his daughter starts talking, a dad waxes nostalgic over their bond pre-speech.
Editor's Note: This essay originally appeared in New York Family magazine in June 2010.
Lola will be 20 months old this month. It’s about to happen.
I know, everybody tells me, one day, out of nowhere, just like that, she’ll be talking. In sentences.
She’s at the precipice now. Words pop out, here and there, some semi-formed that only my wife and I… [more]
Two weeks at St. Jude Children’s Hospital turned an NYC teenager into a dedicated advocate for its mission
Patients ride in little red wagons. Colorful decorations deck the hallways. The cafeteria’s made-to-order meals feel like home. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in Memphis, Tennessee, purposely doesn’t feel like a hospital—instead, it’s a place for hope.
Every day, the institution strives to solve… [more]
Hoping Mightily For A Natural Childbirth, A Local Mom Labored Through 20 Hours Of Contractions Before Wrestling With A Different Choice
My gynecologist described me as “Type A.” I knew what I wanted, convinced that willpower, Lamaze, and knowledge garnered from watching “The Business of Being Born” would help me fulfill the epidural-free hospital birth that I had hoped for.
When contractions hit hard at home, I managed them in the shower until the water… [more]
How one local mom savors the goofy side of parenting her two growing girls.
I like junk food, bad movies, and fart jokes. So do my children. If I do my job well they’ll grow out of it; I, however, am a lost cause.
I have the sense of humor of a 12-year-old boy, the gustatory inclinations of a 6-year-old and, at certain times of the month, can tantrum like a 2-year-old. I think the… [more]
A family trip to Disney World has this writer thinking that princess culture might not be such a bad thing…in its place.
We’re just back from four days at that ground zero of princess culture known as Disney World. The honest truth as a frank, sometimes jaded New Yorker: I loved it. All of it.
The thing is: When you go to a theme park, don’t expect to be backpacking through Eastern Europe. There are gift… [more]