Topic: activities

Only Babies Care To See G-Rated Movies Anymore, And Even They’re A Little Bored

The G-rating is slipping into extinction, or at least it’s becoming synonymous with “baby movie,” according to this NPR article. Honestly, I don’t pay too much attention to ratings — the differences between a G and PG movie are so subtle to me that I wouldn’t be upset if G-ratings just disappeared altogether. More »

Study Suggests Gender Differences In Reading To Children But I’m Skeptical

Honestly, reading was one of the first cooperative activities my daughter and I engaged in. It was remarkable to be communicating with her, and to be doing something that held both of our attention. Waving a toy in front of her face or pushing her around in a stroller just didn’t have the same charm. But I don’t think I spend so much time reading with my daughter because she’s a girl. I think I do it because that’s the kind of mother I am. I’m no scientist, but here’s my theory on why the girls get more reading time with parents than the boys — I think it has more to do with the gender of the parent than the gender of the child. More »

Was There A Drunken 200 Person Brawl That Ended With Four Arrests At Your Baby Shower? Mine Neither

Sometimes they include gender reveals or party games or the oohing and aching over tiny little onesies but we have all obviously been doing it wrong all of these years because most of our baby showers have never resulted in bottles being broken over the guest’s heads or the cops being called. Gone are the days of family matriarchs holding court and pastel colored balloons and cake pops, we now have baby showers that include tazers. More »

I Don’t Care How Good Your Kids Have Been This Year – No Puppies For Christmas

I’m not trying to piss off responsible dog breeders out there, and most of these people would agree with me on this subject. More »

Yay! Advent Calendars Are My Favorite Bribery During The Holiday Season!

I have always purchased advent calendars to help them count down the days until Christmas, as a nice tradition to get them in the holiday spirit, and because it’s nice to be able to have something new to make them be on their best behavior. More »

Possibly The Best Show-And-Tell Ever! Russian Kids Take Lion Cub To School

You can’t tell me that you have never wanted to pet and cuddle a baby lion. Come on! It’s like the majority of everyone’s number two on their Top Ten Fantasy List Of Amazing Things That Will Probably Never Happen. More »

Teenagers Are Officially The Worst: Especially When They Hand Out Pee-Filled Cupcakes

I’ve always defended teenagers because being a teenagers sucks, but sometimes they do such awful things you start to hate them all. More »

Bouncy Castles Are Giant Inflatable Death Traps Of Doom

Oh great, now I have to hope there is another activity my kid can be distracted with. So I can only take to places that have bouncy castles and either giant pens filled with hundreds of kittens to pet or swimming pools filled with ice cream and sprinkles. More »

Holiday Presents For Teachers: I’m Not Sure They Want Your Kid’s Homemade Coffee Mug

Even though you may think the homemade potholder your kid made for their teacher will be treasured and used for years to come, I’m sure a lot of teachers have lots of these sorts of “meaningful” gifts gathering dust in closets from many students throughout the years. More »

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As A Mom It’s My Right To Cancel Thanksgiving 2013!

I think a lot of us try and work through our own personal childhood voodoo by creating the holidays we never had growing up for our own children. But I also think there comes a time when a lot of us realize that we will never have what we have seen in other families, whether it be our friends or whatever simpy holiday movie is playing on The Hallmark Channel. More »

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