We’ve had an amazing time on our family cruise this week – I’ve got lots of stories to recount once we are home and unpacked. But I wanted to share about our day in Haiti. This was Kembe’s first visit back since he came home shortly after the earthquake, and our first trip as a complete family. It was surreal to return via a cruise ship since last week I visited with a Help One Now and saw some of the most impoverished conditions in Haiti. The little stretch of beach that Royal . . .
that’s what SHE said: edition “online words that describe my own thoughts”
My Drug and My Defense | Shauna Neiquist Some people isolate and curl inward, some people dip back into an eating disorder that’s been held mostly at bay for a long time. Some people become angry, wielding rage as power against all the things that scare them. This is what I do: I keep myself busy, for a whole constellation of reasons. I do it because I'm addicted to the feeling of being capable, because I hate to be bored, because I hate having to face the silence, because it might force . . .
how to teach kids to help with packing
We are nearing the end of our cruise, and I’m trying my best not to work on this trip, but I did want to share some quick tips for having your kids help with packing for a vacation. Step 1: Make a list of items for the kids to pack. Use illustrations if you have kids who are not yet reading. Keep it very simple. Step 2: Yell Supervise as kids follow the list. Threaten Give gentle reminders for them to stay on task. Step 3: Check your email while the kids complete packing on their own. . . .
new episode of right mom/left mom: women’s issues in the 2012 election
Our family is currently cruising around the Caribbean. We had a great day in Haiti on Tuesday, but the hurricane in Jamaica means that we’ve been re-routed to float around at sea for a few days. The kids don’t mind. I’ve got lots of stories to share of our trip, but in the meantime I wanted to link to our latest episode of Right Mom/Left Mom. In this webcast, Elizabeth and I discuss the supposed “War on Women” that has been leveraged at both parties. We also talk about reproductive . . .
what I want you to know about PCOS, infertility, and infant loss
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 face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Cynthia Coppinger. My whole life I knew the one thing I wanted to be was a mom. It was my goal. I knew that I would achieve it one way or another, but I was going to be a mom. The first year that I was . . .
too tired for date night
I've got some fun news to share: my friend Sarah and I are starting a weekly webcast at Babble called Mama Said, where we'll be dishing about topics from parenting to periods. (Yay! Menstruation! Stay tuned for that.) Sarah is a fantastic blogger (truly, one of my favorites) and also a good friend. In our first episode, we are talking about date nights. Specifically, how much we suck at them. Click here to watch, and let us know how you grade yourself in the date night department. . . .
the water habit: moving away from sugary drinks (and a brita giveaway)
Last week, I wrote a post over at Babble where I talked about the fact that my kids exclusively drink water. A lot of people replied, saying that they had difficulty getting their kids interested in drinking water. I thought I would share what has worked for us. It's probably too late for the first tip for parents with school-aged kids, but I think what helped the most with this is that I’ve never offered anything but water as a drink at home. When they were small I had some concerns . . .
10-minute photo invitations for under $10
A couple weeks ago we celebrated Kembe and India’s 6th birthday. They were just a few weeks into kindergarten and haven’t really established their friend group yet, so instead of trying to narrow down a few kids for the party, I decided to invite everyone in the class. They are in separate classes so I needed about 50 invitations. I also wanted to make a photo invitation so that the parents could identify which child the party was for, since it’s a bit early in the year that every parent knows . . .
Right Mom/Left Mom Episode 8: who won the last debate?
Elizabeth and I recorded a new episode of Right Mom/Left Mom last night, and this has to be my favorite yet, because we finally hit on our basic ideological differences when it comes to government. It was funny as each of us recounted the highlights from the debate and we found that the very statements we liked best were the ones that the other side found most bothersome. We also address that pesky little Libya issue, and try to determine a victor in the debate. I hope you will click over . . .
from problem to solution: practical ideas for an ethical halloween
I’ve been wanting to do a follow-up post on the connection between child slavery and chocolate. In case you missed it, the low-down is here . . . but in a nutshell a BBC documentary revealed that child labor and even child trafficking is rampant in chocolate production, and that chocolate from most mainstream candy companies can be traced back to farms employing (and even buying) children to work in dangerous conditions. For our family, the response to learning this has been . . .
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