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Sex after parenthood: Let's talk about (not) having sex
By mommy.trackd, on Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:08am PDT
by Risa Green (Mommy Track'd: Tales from the Mommy Track)
Have you heard about this book, 365 Nights? It's about a woman who gave her husband, for his fortieth birthday, the "gift" of sex...
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How I Rained On My Daughter's Olympic Parade.
By mommy.trackd, on Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:08pm PDTby Risa Green (Tales from the Mommy Track). From the jaw-dropping opening ceremonies to the incredible Michael Phelps, from the hilarious Bela Karyoli to the behind-the-scenes Beijing trivia, for the last ten days, our entire family has been addicted the 2008 Olympic games. But all of the drama and... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (11) | Blog
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Witching Hour Not Just For Babies.
By mommy.trackd, on Tue Aug 5, 2008 10:52am PDT by Risa Green (Tales from the Mommy Track). Whoever said that patience is a virtue had to have been a mother. By far, the most difficult thing about parenting, for me, is managing to keep myself from snapping, screaming, and yelling at my children on a daily basis. I tend to do a decent... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (17) | Blog
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Did motherhood steal my ambition?
By mommy.trackd, on Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:21am PDTA long time ago (six years, two months and thirteen days ago, to be exact), I took all of the grand ambitions that I had for myself, and I crumpled them up into a tight little ball. And then I took that ball, and I shoved it into a deep, dark hole somewhere inside of me. And mentally, I labeled that hole, “Things I Will Do Once My Children Are Fully Grown and I am a Bored Empty Nester.” And I forgot about them. I got myself a cushy, mom gig; writing books, writing this blog, consulting on a television show. And for six years, two months and thirteen days, I’ve been telling myself that I am the luckiest mother in the world, because despite what everyone says, I have figured out a way to have it all. Read More »
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Post (Fourth) Mortem: Patriotism and Parenting
By mommy.trackd, on Mon Jul 7, 2008 12:04pm PDTI love the fourth of July. As far as holidays go, it’s my hands-down favorite. There’s no obligatory gift giving, no stressful family meals, no cards to be exchanged, no mile long to-do lists. It’s just beach, barbeque, booze and fire works. And really, what could be better than that? Being... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Enough With The Experts Already.
By mommy.trackd, on Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:21am PDTThere is a woman who calls herself “The Potty Whisperer.” For $250 dollars, you can send your child to “Booty Camp,” where, in four hours, she will teach him to use the toilet. Perhaps you saw her last week, on the Today Show. But don’t confuse her with the Baby... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (8) | Blog
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What would happen if we boycotted Wall Street?
By mommy.trackd, on Fri May 30, 2008 3:43pm PDTBy Risa Green
When I was in college, I took one of those life-changing classes that completely altered the way I thought about the world. It was called America in the 1950’s, but the discussions were really more about how American society had changed since that time, and the various movements that brought those changes about. One of the major topics in the class was about whether one can really change an institution from within, or whether change has to be effected by outside forces. We spent a lot of time talking about whether a hippie who takes a corporate job with the intention of changing the “old white male” mentality of that corporation could truly maintain his integrity, or whether he was just another sell out who would inevitably become one of the “suits” he intended to change in the first place.
What was never discussed in our class, however, was the idea that you could change an institutional mentality simply by rejecting the institution all together. If women, for example, just said no to Wall Street jobs, then wouldn’t Wall Street firms be forced to change in order to attract women? Read More »
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Boys Will Be Boys.
By mommy.trackd, on Wed May 28, 2008 12:42pm PDTIt was about 94 degrees last weekend here in LA, and my son refused to take off his brown, calf-high Ugg boots. You might be curious as to why a child would want to spend an entire day with his feet encased in a pair of fuzzy, insulated sweat boxes, and rightly so. But Davis has discovered that when... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Boys Will Be Boys.
By mommy.trackd, on Wed May 28, 2008 12:26pm PDTby Risa Green.It was about 94 degrees last weekend here in LA, and my son refused to take off his brown, calf-high Ugg boots. You might be curious as to why a child would want to spend an entire day with his feet encased in a pair of fuzzy, insulated sweat boxes, and rightly so. But Davis has... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (4) | Blog
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