Parenting Stories
Valuing My Independent Child With His Additional Card from American Express!
This post was created in partnership with American Express. The timing of this credit card training, and the extra independence it offered our teenager, was all a perfect set-up for his first real job. He is spending the second half of the Summer working for his Uncle, in my brother’s landscaping business. He has been […]
Then & Now: The Angelic Toddlers We Raised Are Now In Their Teens! #Ad @parentandteen #ThenAndNowKids #CPTC
This post is sponsored by the Center for Parent and Teen Communication. All opinions (and memories!) are my own. Then He was a helper, he was bright and attentive, and he would occasionally spout some pearls of wisdom that I wrote down and saved. When he was four: ” I have hearts coming out of […]
Paul Prefers #BackToSchool Shopping @JCPenney! #AllAtJCP #MyJCP #Ad #fashion #fashionblogger
This is a compensated post for JCPenney. Here in New York City we are still two full weeks away from the start of school! Now that I have a national network on Facebook I still find it shocking that folks will be heading to their first school vacation when we will just be starting! I […]
Why Your Teen Needs a Credit Card! Teaching Financial Responsibility Starts Now!
Reminder to read my article: Top Five Reasons Why You Should Add Your Teen As An Additional Card Member! -The card has a limit of $200 or more, you decide. -You can track your child’s spending. -The less cash they carry, the safer they are. -It is time to teach your teen financial responsibility. -You […]
Our Adoption Story For Father’s Day! #FathersDay #adoption #parenting #HappyFathersDay #Family
I remember everything like it was yesterday. I remember the first time the birth mother called us on the phone, as my friend was driving us to my parents house for Passover. I remember the birth mom calling and saying she had seen some blood in her urine and why didn’t we get ready to […]
My #Adoption “How To” Can Work For Everyone! #parenting #family
Adoption How To: 1. Try to join a support group in your area. 2. Consider an agency or foster care/foster adopt. 3. Interview adoption lawyers. 4. Interview social workers. 5. Referrals for any of the above are always helpful. 6. Do not be intimidated by the process, don’t give up! How we did it: 1. […]
Retelling Our Son His Birth Story on His 15th Birthday! #adoption #parenting #family #gayparents
May 28, 2003 we got the phone call. Something was happening. Be ready she said, I do not think I will make it to my scheduled C-section! We changed our flight and flew to Arizona and drove to the hospital. We met our birth mom for the first time. The next morning we went back […]
When The Son With Two Dads Asks: Do I Have a Mom? #HappyMothersDay #MothersDay
(Updated from an earlier post from 2012! There is a fairy above our heads in the picture above, but no pun was intended!) When you are in a same sex marriage with an adopted son, this is a question that is bound to come up. I have not read the books and I don’t know […]
We Have Seen Enough Tobacco Ads, Get Them Out of Sight! @TobaccoFreeNYS #ad #SeenEnoughTobacco #IC
This post was sponsored by Tobacco Free New York State as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. All opinions expressed in my post are my own. It is of primary importance to me and my family that smoking among our youth be reduced. We have a 14 year old son, and the more […]
Run, Don’t Walk To The Next #BiggestBabyShower in a City Near You! Schedule Inside! @bigcitymoms #ad
I attended the NY edition of the Biggest Baby Shower presented by Big City Moms, this past Wednesday, and it was as fabulous as ever! This event is a must for everyone who is pregnant, thinking of having a baby, or a parent. All the major brands are here for all your baby needs, all […]
Passover Pictures, w/Explanation & w/Linky! #Passover #Holidays
I love pictures of my son, Paul, and my dad, Paul. Here you see them delivering food from the third floor in my brother’s house, to the main floor dining room. Yes, my folks live with my brother, and my mom gave up being in charge of the Passover seders, but still makes massive amounts […]
Your Child Has a Secret Instagram Account, Updated! And More Scary Apps! #Finsta #Instagram #SocialMedia #Parenting
It all started as I was searching through my son’s phone and the various social apps he had downloaded. I noticed he was following the daughter of a friend of mine and she had two accounts! I was surprised, confused, and inquisitive. I found out that most of my son and his friends all had […]
