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Your kid is ugly and rude | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: jeffkleinman Your kid is ugly and rude
Amy Alkon is tired of listening to other people's noise. And she doesn't want your kid to make a peep. Fussy baby or whiny 2-year-old? Throw 'em off the plane. Alkon's campaign against public rudeness is rooted in the guy in the coffeehouse line speaking so loudly on the cellphone that he might as well be screaming into your ear. Of course, no one likes a blabbermouth with a cellphone. Just like no one likes barking dogs,...read more...Take a mental health day | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: jeffkleinman Take a mental health day
How many times have you left work early, reported to work late, or just didn't go to work at all -- because of a sick kid? Perhaps it was a throat tickle, a point of temperature, a stream of vomit. Whatever, we know where our place is: rubbing a flushed forehead or spooning in some medicine. We do what parents need to do in moments of physical illness. But what about emotional ones? What do we do about children who seem...read more...The exhausted parent | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: jeffkleinman The exhausted parent
You may have heard of the book called "The Explosive Child." We're writing our own version, living it actually, called "The Explosive Parent." Chapter 1: Scream at the children. Chapter 2: Tell them to fix their own damn dinner or find their own ride to school. Chapter 3: Fall asleep with the sink full of dirty dishes and no clean clothes for tomorrow. Chapter 4: Blame everything on the...read more...Such a bad mom? | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: jeffkleinman Such a bad mom?
Now that Mother's Day has come, it's time for moms and dads to ponder THE question: Am I a good parent? Don't answer yet. Just because you love your kids and get them into the great school and buy them the latest stuff and help them with their homework and they love you for all of it ... well, that doesn't mean you're a good parent. Just because you let your kids get away with something while you nap or you...read more...The neurotic parent | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: jeffkleinman The neurotic parent
When we were pregnant with Baby One, I immediately became overwhelmed at all the stuff to read about kids and parenting. Books and magazines piled up on the bedside table and spilled onto the floor. By the time Baby Two was in the oven, more books and magazines cluttered the room and my brain. I can only feel sorry for today's new parent. There is so much information out there, they probably don't know where to begin and...read more...Homework hell | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: jeffkleinman Homework hell
Maybe parents should go on a hunger strike protesting homework. Seems like that's the next logical step in the saga of the starving moms attacking budget cuts in the schools. Not all homework is bad news, of course. Students should have to review work for a test or do some home reading. But most of it can be done in a school study period during which kids could complete their work while their teachers work on lesson plans...read more...How to make love to a BlackBerry | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: jeffkleinman How to make love to a BlackBerry
No wonder the president is holding on tight to his BlackBerry. It's tough to let go of a device that connects us -- not only to work and far-flung friends but also to our spouse and kids. Sure we carry around the e-mail-Internet-phone thingy for work. It helps us keep on top of our jobs, keeps us in touch with staff, makes us more prepared as we head to the office. Boss, you want to reach me when I'm not at my desk? Here I...read more...Hey, parents: Let's party! | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: jeffkleinman Hey, parents: Let's party!
It's time again for holiday parties. Time to go with hubby to his boss' bash. Time to go to the school party. Time to go to the workplace buffet. Besides the cheeseballs, the only thing required at these get-togethers is conversation. But when you're a parent, conversation can be a problem. Beyond Sesame Street, the safest carseats and the toilet habits of our progeny, we can be pretty limited in our scope. This all...read more...Practical parenting 101 | Moms Miami //MomsMiami.com Member: jeffkleinman Practical parenting 101
A new class in Texas high schools looks at the legal side of parenting. Always did want to learn what an "alleged father" is. But what we really need in a class for parents (and their kids) is more useful instruction. Here is a proposed syllabus: A. How to clean vomit from the rug of the new minivan. B. What to cook for dinner when the fridge contains a wedge of moldy cheese, a cluster of wilted romaine and a...read more...
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