By Alex Iwashyna, blogger at Late Enough My daughter didn’t sleep well for most of our spring break. I also coughed for the entire week like a smoker started a poker tournament in my lungs. And it all came to a head Friday afternoon: I’m trying to put N to sleep at my mom’s house. [...]
A Richmond Mom on Down to Earth Parenting
April 20, 2011 By
I used to consider myself an environmental activist: arranging letter-writing campaigns in college, volunteering in the Ecuadorian rainforest, and raising donations totally nearly $20,000 for the Bilsa Biological Reserve, where I served. But after my children were born my efforts were limited to dirty dishes, dirty laundry, and dirty diapers. Then, I watched the documentary [...]
Tweet
Oh great, I’m on vacation with a ghost named Kate.
April 14, 2011 By
I sure know how to pick ‘em. We’re staying at the lovely Hotel del Coronado in San Diego for a few days so a kidless walk through this 130+ year-old historical beauty’s gift shop yesterday was like a breath of fresh air. Marilyn Monroe vacationed here, and filmed Some Like it Hot on these very grounds. [...]
Tweet
A Richmond Mom on her Mr. Mom
April 13, 2011 By
This year, under the Christmas tree, there was a huge box with my name on it. I couldn’t imagine what was in it. My husband claimed, “It’s something you’ve always wanted.” Still no idea. When I opened the flat-screen television, complete with DVD player, I wondered if this was one of those presents you buy [...]
Tweet
Getting Fit, Quitter’s Style
April 11, 2011 By
By Alex Iwashyna, blogger at Late Enough Richmondmom.com has been posting a series on getting in-shape, which as a doctor, I am all for. Of course, I quit medicine so I thought that I would share some of my best fitness plans for moms who quit things. Running! Sign up for the Monument Ave 10K. [...]
Tweet
Three babies in three weeks? Yes, I did it. Help me.
April 9, 2011 By
When the doctor estimated the due date as early April, I winced. “Are you sure you can’t take her a little early, say end of March?” I pleaded. “Sorry, Kate, you know the drill, only a few days before the due date and we’ll schedule your c-section.” Well of course I knew the drill. This [...]
Tweet
Who Are You and What Have You Done With the Real Me?
April 6, 2011 By
I once heard someone say that raising children was like being pecked to death by chickens, and although that could be true, at times I really think it is more like basking in the glow of a sunny day, eyes closed and relaxing while the wind gently blows across your face, just before a Mac [...]
Tweet
A Richmond Mom on Creative Play
April 6, 2011 By
Capes. Sombreros. Tutus. My daughter’s closet has always been filled with an assortment of politically-correct costumes. One minute she’s a fairy, the next a knight. But when my daughter declared herself a boy, my belief in creative play was tested. My daughter’s obsession with the opposite sex began innocently enough with an intense adoration for [...]
Tweet
Why we need to know about sexting
March 29, 2011 By
Reading yesterday’s post about sexting in the The New York Times scared the hell out of me. I knew that it went on with kids, and that some kids had really gotten hurt by it, but it really hit home when I realized that my son will turn nine next month. And #1 on top [...]
Tweet
A Richmond Mom’s quest to Befriend 40
March 29, 2011 By
In October, I’ll be forty years old. I realize, in the grand scheme of things, this is no big deal, but it feels monumental. When I was young, forty always seemed so old and accomplished. Now that I’m staring forty in the face I don’t feel either. So for the last six months I’ve been [...]
Tweet
