Good Grief! A Tale of Two Tweens Blog
By Jen Singer, Good Housekeeping Last updated: Thu Jul 3, 2008 11:10am PDT-
Mom of Tweens: Fourth of July, minus the chemo
I spent last Fourth of July watching the Macy's fireworks show from my hospital room in New York City. Well, I dragged my chemo pole across the room, sat on the ledge and pressed my face up against the window so I could see at least part of the fireworks. Then I gave up and watched the rest of... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (1) | Blog
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Mom of Tweens: Three More Blogs I Love
Last week, I offered up three mom blogs I love to visit. Here are three more that differ in scope, and yet entertain, inform and amuse me whenever I have a moment (read: I'm procrastinating on my next deadline). Divine Caroline: http://www.divinecaroline.com/ This neatly designed,... Read More »
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Mom of Tweens: Cheating on my minivan
I feel like I've been cheating on my car. And yet, I can't help myself. The whole sordid affair started when my minivan began to fall apart. As it approached 100,000 miles, it started to make a noticeable whistling noise when it hit 40 miles per hour. Well, noticeable if you don't turn... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (9) | Blog
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Mom of Tweens: Mom blogs that I get happily lost in reading
Lately, I've been on a mommy blog kick. I like to see what other bloggers are covering, and how their readers are commenting. It's fun to see what gets the mom blogosphere talking. Besides, at this point in the summer break, I really need to hear from grown-ups. It's like dropping in on... Read More »
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Mom of Tweens: A family trip turns into a real vacation
For a long time, I didn't go on vacations - I went on trips. I pretty much packed up the kids and their stuff and moved what I did everyday to another location. If I was lucky, it wouldn't take long to get to that location, or else I'd have to map out potty stops and thwart major... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (2) | Blog
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Mom of Tweens: Working around the kids
The deejay wanted to talk to my son, who was busy drawing. "Maybe after the commercial break," I told the host of the radio show I was appearing on by phone in my hotel room in Philadelphia, where I'd taken the kids for a short vacation. A few minutes later, the radio host interviewed my son while I imagined people driving down Route 95, listening to my 11-year-old's views on cartooning. My crazy life has become my kids', too. And they seem to love it as much as I do.
Jen Singer
I wish I could say that I had planned my flexible work life as a writer and author from the very beginning, but I wasn't that visionary in the go-go 80's. Read More »
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Mom of Tweens: Please Take My Children to Work Day
"Why would I take your kids to work?" Oh, here we go. "Why shouldn't you watch my kids while I'm at work?" a mom recently asked. Clearly, she didn't get it. She didn't understand that "Please Take My Children to Work Day" is a tongue-in-cheek name for a... Read More »
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Mom of Tweens: To Heck with Work Sheets: The 5 Real Lessons for Summer Break
I was in an airport when I realized how good my mother had been at raising me. I was 23 and traveling alone on business for the first time, and I had to find my way off the plane, over to the baggage claim and then to the local transportation area. I was going to hail a taxi, but I figured out that... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Mom of Tweens: The Sport for When You Can't Find 21 Other Players
"When does the Wimbledon Open start?" my nine-year-old asked, dressed like Andy Roddick's Mini-me: cap with rounded bill, collared shirt and matching shorts."It's just called 'Wimbledon' and it starts next week," I answered. "Yeah!" he shouted and rushed... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Mom of Tweens: Shutting the Door on
The best thing about my new home office is that my family sometimes has no idea that I'm in here. That's how come I got to overhear the following conversation between my son and his friend: Friend: "Can you look it up on the Google?" Son: "No, we're not allowed to."... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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MommaSaid.net and the author of "You're a Good Mom (and Your Kids Aren't So Bad Either)," as I share the good (and not so good) experiences of parenting -- with a cancer battle to boot.